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Collocations for belt - noun

1. narrow piece of leather, etc. worn around the waist

ADJECTIVE

narrow, wide
thick
leather
chain, studded
a studded leather belt
matching
pants (AmE), trouser (BrE)
garter (AmE), suspender (BrE)
She was wearing a garter belt and stockings.
money, utility (esp. AmE)
ammo (informal, esp. AmE), ammunition, cartridge, gun
bomb, explosive, suicide
sword

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VERB + belt

buckle, do up, fasten
unbuckle, undo, unfasten
tighten
loosen
adjust

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belt + NOUN

buckle, loop
holster
clip

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2. in a machine

ADJECTIVE

conveyor, drive, fan, timing

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3. area of land

ADJECTIVE

broad, wide
narrow, thin
central
coastal, mountain
corn, cotton, wheat
green (= open land around a city where building is strictly controlled), industrial
New roads are cutting into the green belt.
rust (= an area where industries have closed)
Bible (= where many people have strong Christian beliefs)
hurricane
radiation
The space mission provided new data on the Earth's radiation belts.
commuter, stockbroker (both BrE)

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PREPOSITION

belt of
a narrow belt of trees

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