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jab
English
Etymology
Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?æb/
- Rhymes: -æb
Noun
jab (plural jabs)
- A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
- 1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Chapter 9,
- He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.
- 1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Chapter 9,
- (boxing) A short straight punch.
- (Britain) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
- Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.
- (Britain, Australia) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
- (US, figuratively) A mild verbal insult.
Derived terms
- jabby
Translations
Verb
jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)
- To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
- To deliver a quick punch.
- (slang, Britain) To give someone an injection
Translations
References
Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “jab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English job.
Noun
jab m (genitive singular jab, nominative plural jabanna)
- job, piece of work
- post, employment
Declension
Derived terms
- jabaire m (“(cattle-)jobber”)
References
- "jab" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English jab.
Noun
jab m (invariable)
- jab (boxing punch)
Spanish
Noun
jab m (plural jabs)
- (boxing) jab
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belt
English
Etymology
From Middle English belt, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt (“belt”), Dutch belt, German Balz (“belt”), Danish bælte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”) and Icelandic belti (“belt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?lt/
- Rhymes: -?lt
Noun
belt (plural belts)
- 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.
- A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
- A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
- Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
- A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
- (astronomy) A collection of rocky-constituted 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.
- A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
- A quick drink of liquor.
- (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
- (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
- (weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon
- (music) Vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
Synonyms
- (band worn around waist): girdle, waistband, sash, strap
- (band used as safety restraint): restraint, safety belt, seat belt
- (powerful blow): blow, punch, sock, wallop
- (quick drink of liquor): dram, nip
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Afrikaans: belt
- ? Assamese: ????? (belto)
- ? Bengali: ????? (bel?)
- ? Dutch: belt
- ? Hindi: ????? (bel?)
- ? Irish: beilt
- ? Japanese: ??? (beruto)
- ? Oriya: ?????? (bel?)
- ? Urdu: ????? (bel?)
- ? Welsh: belt
Translations
Verb
belt (third-person singular simple present belts, present participle belting, simple past and past participle belted)
- (transitive) To encircle.
- (transitive) To fasten a belt on.
- (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
- (transitive) To hit with a belt.
- (transitive, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud manner.
- (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
- (transitive, slang) To hit someone or something.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
- (intransitive) To move very fast.
Synonyms
- (to encircle): circle, girdle, surround
- (to fasten a belt): buckle, fasten, strap
- (to hit with a belt): strap, whip
- (to drink quickly): gulp, pound, slurp
- (to hit someone or something): bash, clobber, smack, wallop
- (to move quickly): book, speed, whiz, zoom
Derived terms
- belted l
- belt out
- belt up
- beltloop
Translations
Anagrams
- blet
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from English belt.
Noun
belt (plural belde)
- A belt (garment).
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?lt/
- Hyphenation: belt
- Rhymes: -?lt
Etymology 1
A variant of bult.
Noun
belt m or f (plural belten, diminutive beltje n)
- (archaic) A heap, hill
- A dumpsite, notably for waste products.
Derived terms
- asbelt
- afvalbelt
- beltmolen
- gifbelt
- vuilnisbelt
- zandbelt
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English belt.
Noun
belt m (plural belten, diminutive beltje n)
- (Suriname) (clothing) A belt.
Synonyms
- riem, broeksriem, gordel
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
belt
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of bellen
- (archaic) plural imperative of bellen
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ?????? (balad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?lt/
Noun
belt f (plural bliet)
- A city, town.
Related terms
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *baltijaz. Cognate with Old High German balz, Old Norse belti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /belt/, [be?t]
Noun
belt m (nominative plural beltas)
- A belt.
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: belt
- English: belt (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: belt
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