Strip with buckle and holes used to hold up trousers

noun

1. A strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist as an item of clothing or a means of carrying something (such as tools)
2. A similar article worn as a corset or for protection or safety or as a symbol of distinction
3. A continuous band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying materials
4. An area characterized by some distinctive feature (as of culture, habitation, geology, or life forms)
5. Asteroid belt
6. Beltway

verb

1. To encircle or fasten with a belt
2. To strap on
3. To beat with or as if with a belt thrash
4. Strike, hit
5. To mark with a band
6. To sing in a forceful manner or style

   "belting out popular songs"

7. To drink quickly

   "belted down a shot of whisky"

8. To move or act in a speedy, vigorous, or violent manner
9. To sing loudly

noun

1. A jarring blow whack
2. Drink

   "a belt of gin"

noun

1. A singer with a powerful voice

noun

1. A reduction in spending

verb

1. Shut up

noun

1. The region of interplanetary space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found

noun

1. An area chiefly in the southern U.S. whose inhabitants are believed to hold uncritical allegiance to the literal accuracy of the Bible

noun

1. One who holds the rating of expert in various arts of self-defense (such as judo and karate)

noun

1. An area characterized by rich black soil
2. An area densely populated by Black people

   "The story of civil rights in Tuskegee is also a study in ambiguity, for it is a history at once unusual and typical of the Southern black belt."