Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Belts considered as a group.
- noun The material used to make belts.
- noun Slang A beating or thrashing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Belts collectively or in general; the material of which belts are made. See
belt .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The material of which belts for machinery are made; also, belts, taken collectively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
belt . - noun A
beating with abelt . - noun figuratively A thorough
defeat ; athrashing . - noun A system of beltwork, as in a
conveyor or other mechanical device. - noun The material from which belts for machinery are made.
- adjective Northern England
very good ;exceptional (can also be used adverbially)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the material of which belts are made
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Examples
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Tough to imagine Big Mama Thornton or Janis Joplin belting out that line.
Sheryl Crow at Strathmore Dave McKenna 2010
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Tough to imagine Big Mama Thornton or Janis Joplin belting out that line.
In concert: Sheryl Crow at the Music Center at Strathmore Click Track 2010
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But the belting was a savage yanking on the rope of satin, and that savage yanking gave her away.
In the Presence of the Enemy George, Elizabeth 1996
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And because "I Can't Be Myself" is a song about uneasy feelings that have no male or female attachment, Ms. Rimes can finally ease up on her default vocal style, brassy and belting, which is of course its own gender role.
NYT > Home Page By JON CARAMANICA 2011
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On top of that, the Gypsy score requires Streisand to employ a "belting" form of singing she has rarely entertained of late without a degree of strain.
Paul Katz: Streisand as 'Madame Rose' Paul Katz 2011
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On top of that, the Gypsy score requires Streisand to employ a "belting" form of singing she has rarely entertained of late without a degree of strain.
Paul Katz: Streisand as 'Madame Rose' Paul Katz 2011
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He was evidently engaged in "belting" the tree, and his first incision had been on the side nearest to the water.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1850
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He was evidently engaged in "belting" the tree, and his first incision had been on the side nearest to the water.
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He was evidently engaged in "belting" the tree, and his first incision had been on the side nearest to the water.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Washington Irving 1821
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But Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has conceded the Government is taking a "belting" in the polls.
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