belt
/belt/noun
उच्चारण बेल्ट
पेटी, बेल्ट; क्षेत्र, पट्टी
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
a long narrow piece of leather, cloth that you wear around the waist; an area with a particular quality or where a particular group of people live
पेटी, बेल्ट; क्षेत्र, पट्टी
- a seat belt
- the cotton belt
- Fasten your seat belt before the car starts.
+ 2 more examples
- He tightened his belt by one notch after losing weight.
- Punjab and Haryana form a major wheat belt of India.
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[T] informal
to hit somebody or something hard
ज़ोर से मारना
- He belted the ball over the boundary.
- The drummer belted the drum so hard that the stick snapped.
- The batsman belted the first ball for four.
+ 2 more examples
- She belted out a song at the school function.
- The wind belted the tent all night.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
wear / put on + a belt
A belt is worn, put on or fastened around the waist, so use around or round, not in.
Belt कमर के चारों ओर पहनी, बाँधी या कसी जाती है, इसलिए 'around' या 'round' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
- He wore a leather belt around his waist.
- Fasten your seat belt before the car moves.
belt + noun (area or band)
A belt can also mean a long area with a feature: the green belt, the wheat belt, the cotton belt.
'Belt' किसी विशेषता वाले लंबे क्षेत्र को भी बताता है: the green belt, the wheat belt, the cotton belt।
- Punjab lies in the wheat belt of India.
- A green belt protects the city from pollution.
belt (verb) + object
As a verb, belt means to hit hard, and belt out means to sing or play loudly. The forms are belt, belted, belted.
Verb के रूप में 'belt' का अर्थ ज़ोर से मारना है और 'belt out' का अर्थ ज़ोर से गाना या बजाना है। रूप हैं: belt, belted, belted।
- The batsman belted the ball over the boundary.
- She belted out an old Hindi song at the farewell.
under your belt
This idiom means already achieved or learnt: with ten years' experience under his belt. Belt stays singular.
यह मुहावरा पहले से प्राप्त या सीखी हुई बात को बताता है; इसमें 'belt' एकवचन ही रहता है।
- She has five years of teaching under her belt.
+Collocations 4
type + belt
seatleatherconveyorsafetyblack
- He earned a black belt in karate at the age of sixteen.
verb + belt
fastentightenloosenbucklewear
- The driver asked everyone to fasten their seat belts.
area + belt
greenwheatcottonrainindustrial
- Vidarbha is a well-known cotton belt of India.
belt + out / up
belt out a songbelt upbelt it outbelt a ballbelt along
- The singer belted out the national anthem with great energy.
“More examples 5
- Her father tightened the belt on his trousers before climbing the ladder.
सीढ़ी पर चढ़ने से पहले उसके पिता ने पतलून की बेल्ट कस ली।
- The police fined him for riding without a helmet and driving without a seat belt.
पुलिस ने उस पर बिना हेलमेट सवारी और बिना सीट बेल्ट गाड़ी चलाने के लिए जुर्माना लगाया।
- Luggage moved slowly along the conveyor belt at the airport.
हवाई अड्डे पर सामान conveyor belt पर धीरे-धीरे आगे बढ़ रहा था।
- The Himalayan foothills form a belt of heavy rainfall.
हिमालय की तलहटी भारी वर्षा की पट्टी बनाती है।
- The opener belted the first ball for six.
सलामी बल्लेबाज़ ने पहली ही गेंद पर छक्का जड़ दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She wore a belt in her waist.
✓ She wore a belt around her waist.
A belt goes around the waist, not in it.
बेल्ट कमर के चारों ओर बाँधी जाती है, कमर 'in' नहीं।
✗ He belt the ball into the stands.
✓ He belted the ball into the stands.
The past form of belt is belted.
'Belt' का भूतकाल रूप 'belted' है।
✗ She has ten years of experience under her belts.
✓ She has ten years of experience under her belt.
The idiom keeps belt in the singular.
मुहावरे में 'belt' एकवचन में ही रहता है।
¶Idioms 3
hit below the belt
to say or do sth that is unfair or cruel
अनुचित या नीचतापूर्ण वार करना
- Bringing up his family problems during the debate was hitting below the belt.
- That remark about her failure was really below the belt.
under your belt
already achieved or done
पहले से हासिल या अनुभव में
- She has three medals under her belt.
- With two years' teaching experience under his belt, he applied for the job.
belt and braces
taking more care than necessary to make sure that sth is safe or certain (British)
(सुरक्षा के लिए) दोहरी सावधानी बरतना
- He keeps a paper copy as well as a digital one; it's a belt-and-braces approach.
- We took a belt and braces approach and booked two tickets.
→Phrasal verbs 1
belt sth out
(informal) to sing something or play something loudly
(गाना) ज़ोर-ज़ोर से गाना या बजाना
- The band belted out old Bollywood hits all night.
§Grammar and usage
Safety: wearing a seat belt is compulsory for all passengers in a car.
सुरक्षा में कार में सभी यात्रियों के लिए सीट बेल्ट पहनना अनिवार्य है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Tighten your belt (spend less money because you have less), below the belt (unfair or cruel: 'That remark was below the belt'), under your belt (already achieved: 'two degrees under her belt'), belt up (British informal, be quiet; fasten your seat belt).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: tighten your belt (कम पैसे होने से कम खर्च करना, कमर कसना), below the belt (अनुचित या क्रूर: 'That remark was below the belt'), under your belt (पहले से प्राप्त: 'two degrees under her belt'), belt up (British अनौपचारिक, चुप रहो; सीट बेल्ट बाँधो)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Geography GK: the Himalayan belt, the cotton belt (black soil of the Deccan) and the tea belt of Assam.
भूगोल GK में हिमालयी पट्टी, कपास पट्टी (दक्कन की काली मिट्टी) और असम की चाय पट्टी।