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belt - noun

  1. A part of the earth's surface: area, district, locality, neighborhood, quarter, region, tract, zone. Informal neck of the woods. See territory.
  2. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop. Slang conk, paste. See attack. strike.
  3. An act of drinking or the amount swallowed: draft, drink, potation, pull, quaff, sip, sup, swill. Informal swig. See mouth.

belt - verb

  1. To encircle with or as if with a band: band, begird, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring. Archaic engird. See edge.
  2. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip, wallop. Slang conk, paste. See attack. strike.
  3. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): drink, imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup. Informal swig, toss down or off. See mouth.