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Below The Belt

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Adjective

1. below the belt

disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing)

Example Sentences:
'her accusations were below the belt'

Adverb

2. below the belt, unfairly

in an unfair manner

Example Sentences:
'they dealt with him unfairly'
'their accusations hit below the belt'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Below The Belt

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adjective
cruel and unfair
We want to see an end to this kind of below-the-belt discrimination.
That was below the belt!
See also belt
a. boxing
below the waist, esp in the groin
b. informal
in an unscrupulous or cowardly way

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Below The Belt

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unfair(ly); foul
orig. said of a blow to the groin in boxing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Below The Belt

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n.
1.
a. A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder to hold up clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration.
b. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.
2. An encircling route.
3. A seat belt or safety belt.
4. A continuous band or chain for transferring motion or power or conveying materials from one wheel or shaft to another.
5. A band of tough reinforcing material beneath the tread of a tire.
6. A usually bandlike geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. Often used in combination: “This is America's rural poverty belt” (Charles Kuralt).
7. A powerful blow; a wallop.
8. A drink of hard liquor.
tr.v. belt·ed, belt·ing, belts
1. To equip, hold up, or attach with a belt: belted my trousers; belted the sword to her waist.
2. To encircle or mark in the manner of a belt: The equator belts the earth.
3. To beat with a belt or strap.
4. To strike forcefully; hit.
5. To sing in a loud and forceful manner: belt out a song.
6. To swig (an alcoholic beverage).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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