Colloquial Variant guide

belt out

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To sing (a song) loudly; to emit (music) loudly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Examples

  • He belted out Sweet Child of Mine at the karaoke.
  • Lively show tunes being belted out by the pianist on the grand piano.
  • The jukebox belted out tunes from the fifties, and waiters shouted food orders to the cooks behind the enormous steel counter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To hit or strike (something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

sing loudly and forcefully

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: belt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: skråle — belt out
  • Polish: wyśpiewywać — belt out
  • Polish: wyśpiewać — belt out