belt
noun [C] (CLOTHING) /belt/Definition
A2 a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or for decoration: She fastened her belt tightly around her waist. He had eaten so much that he had to undo his belt a couple of notches.Fastening clothing and textiles
(Definition of belt noun (CLOTHING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- belt verb (CLOTHING)
- buckle noun
- buckle verb (FASTEN)
- button fly noun
- button-through adjective
- clasp noun
- fastener noun
- flies noun (TROUSERS)
- fly noun (TROUSERS)
- garter noun
- hook and eye noun
- lace sth up phrasal verb
- popper noun (FASTENER)
- snap noun (BREAKING NOISE)
- suspender noun
- Velcro noun
- zip noun (FASTENER)
- zip sth/sb up phrasal verb
- zip verb (FASTEN)
- zipper noun
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