noun
belting
BEHL-tihng
noun
1
A beating, or a heavy defeat.
"Our team took a belting in the final."
2
The material used to make belts, or a system of belts in machinery.
"The warehouse uses heavy-duty belting on its conveyors."
adjective
1
Informal: excellent.
"That was a belting performance from the whole cast."
How to Use Belting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a beating or crushing defeat, informal praise meaning "excellent," or the material/system used for mechanical belts.
When to use it
The "beating" and "excellent" senses are informal, mainly British.
Word Forms
beltings plural, Beltings plural
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