| Main Entry: | belt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supporting band |
Synonyms: |
cincture, cummerbund, girdle, ribbon, ring, sash, strap, string, waistband |
| Main Entry: | belt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strip of land with characteristic feature |
Synonyms: |
area, district, layer, region, stretch, territory, tract, zone |
| Main Entry: | belt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit hard |
Synonyms: |
bash, bat, biff, blast, blow, bop, clobber, slam, slug, smack, smash, sock, strap, switch, wallop, whip, whop |
Antonyms: |
pat, tap |
| Main Entry: | area |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | region, district |
Synonyms: |
belt, block, city, county, division, domain, dominion, enclosure, field, kingdom, locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, parcel, patch, plot, precinct, principality, quarter, section, sector, sphere, square, state, stretch, territory, township, tract, turf, vicinity, ward, zone |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
Synonyms: |
bandage, bandeau, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, copula, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, snood, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | group or join group |
Synonyms: |
affiliate, ally, amalgamate, belt, coadjute, combine, conjoin, consolidate, federate, gather, league, merge, team, unite |
| Main Entry: | bang |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud hit or knock |
Synonyms: |
bash, bat, belt, blow, box, bump, collide, crack, cuff, punch, slam, smack, smash, sock, stroke, wallop, whack, whop |
Antonyms: |
tap |
| Main Entry: | bat |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | a hit with a solid object |
Synonyms: |
bang, belt, blow, bop, crack, knock, rap, slam, smack, sock, strike, swat, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whop |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | injure by striking |
Synonyms: |
bang, bash, bat, batter, belt, box, break, bruise, buffet, cane, castigate, clout, club, collide, crush, cudgel, drub, flagellate, flail, flog, hammer, hit, knock, lambaste*, lash, lick*, maltreat, mash, maul, pelt, pound, pummel, punch, punish, ram, rap, slap, slug, smack, spank, strike, swat, thrash, thresh, thump, thwack, trounce, wallop, whale, whip |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, guard, help, protect |
| Main Entry: | binding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cover; something which fastens |
Synonyms: |
adhesive, belt, fastener, jacket, tie, wrapper |