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Definition of Belt down
1. Verb. Drink down entirely. "They popped a few beer after work"
Generic synonyms: Drink, Imbibe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belt Down
Literary usage of Belt down
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot by Illinois Chicago Commission on Race Relations (1922)
"It is spoken of as " that Black belt down there." Little girls go there and go
wrong and you never hear of them again. When trouble is threatened in the ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1901)
"But I have this," she cried, dangling her waist-belt down. " It is very charming—I
always admired it. But I hardly see its practical use now. ..."
3. The Coffer-dam Process for Piers: Practical Examples from Actual Work by Charles Evan Fowler (1898)
"This helped to keep the belt down to the rock, and a number of heavy blocks of
stone were placed on the top of the caisson for the same purpose. ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on Sub-aqueous Foundations: Including The Coffer-dam by Charles Evan Fowler (1914)
"This helped to keep the belt down to the rock, and a number of heavy blocks of
stone were placed on the top of the caisson for the same purpose. ..."
5. A System of Instruction in X-ray Methods and Medical Uses of Light, Hot-air by Samuel Howard Monell (1902)
"Next slip the belt down across the dorsal spine by a skilful inclination of the
back without relaxing tension or stopping the machine. ..."
6. Works by Leo Tolstoy (1905)
"said Nikita, as he ran into the hut and took a belt down from a peg. The woman,
who had had a nap after dinner and now was getting a samovar ready for her ..."
7. Millwrighting by James Francis Hobart (1909)
"Giving a factor of safety of 10 brings the working capacity of the belt down to
40 pounds, mentioned above as being particularly desirable. ..."
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