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give something a belt — give someone/something/a belt very informal phrase to hit someone or something hard He’d given him a belt around the side of the head. Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym to hit an object … Useful english dictionary
belt — belt1 [ belt ] noun count ** 1. ) a narrow piece of leather, cloth, etc. that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration: a leather/plastic belt put on/fasten a belt a ) in some types of MARTIAL ART… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
belt — I UK [belt] / US noun [countable] Word forms belt : singular belt plural belts ** 1) a) a narrow piece of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration a leather/plastic belt put… … English dictionary
belt — [[t]be̱lt[/t]] ♦♦♦ belts, belting, belted 1) N COUNT A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist. → See also , seat belt He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. 2) N COUNT A belt in a machine is a circular strip of… … English dictionary
belt — 1 /belt/ noun (C) 1 CLOTHES a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist 2 AREA a large area of land that has particular characteristics: America s farming belt | the commuter belt see also: green belt 3 MACHINE PART a circular… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
belt — 1. n. a blow with the fist or hand. □ Quiet or I’ll give you a belt in the chops. □ I got a belt in the gut for my trouble. 2. tv. to strike someone. □ Quiet or I’ll belt you one! □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Give Me Liberty — For other uses, see Give Me Liberty (disambiguation). Give Me Liberty Cover to Give Me Liberty #1. Art by Dave Gibbons. Publication information … Wikipedia
knock someone/something about/around — BEAT (UP), batter, hit, punch, thump, thrash, slap; maltreat, mistreat, abuse, ill treat, assault, attack; N. Amer … Useful english dictionary
hit someone below the belt — ► hit someone below the belt 1) Boxing give one s opponent an illegal low blow. 2) behave unfairly towards someone. Main Entry: ↑hit … English terms dictionary
hit someone below the belt — 1》 Boxing give one s opponent an illegal low blow. 2》 behave unfairly towards someone. → histrionics … English new terms dictionary
