noun

• (clothing) A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
  "As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down."
• (astronomy) A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
• (astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
• (military, nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
  "The battleship was protected by a twelve-inch belt just above the waterline."

verb

• (transitive) To encircle.
  "The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions."
• (transitive) To fasten a belt on.
  "Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition."
• (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
• (transitive) To hit with a belt.
  "The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment."