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BELT/belt/

A belt is a strip, usually leather or cloth, round the waist: a leather belt, fasten your belt. A seat belt is in a car. Built is the past of build. Tighten your belt can mean spend less — later idiom.

Meaning

A strip of leather or cloth worn around the waist.

Examples

• “He tightened his belt before the walk.”
• “This belt does not fit any more.”
• “Please fasten your seat belt.”

Good to know

a belt / a seat belt. Mix-up: built.

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