Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To ungird; remove the belt or girdle from.
  • To remove from the person by undoing the belt which supports it.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To remove a belt
  • verb figuratively to relax, unwind

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb undo the belt of

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Examples

  • He'd been forced to unbelt to reach the controls, however; while Kirk was thrown against the bulkhead in the passengers' cabin, Sulu suffered a similar fate up front.

    The Kobayashi Maru Julia Ecklar 2000

  • I could smell the musky scent of him that made me want to pull him from his thoughts into the border, unbelt him and let the plaid fall from his shoulders, pull down my bodice and press my breasts against him, take him down half-naked and wholly roused among the damp green plants, and force him from his thoughts to mine.

    Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

  • "You may now unbelt the hands of the Lady Tutina, " I said to Louise.

    Mercenaries Of Gor Norman, John 1985

  • He began to unbelt his wherhide jacket before he released the riding strap and noticed that Menolly was as quick to strip helmet, gloves and jacket.

    Dragon Drums McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1979

  • He began to unbelt his wherhide jacket before he released the riding strap and noticed that Menolly was as quick to strip helmet, gloves and jacket.

    Dragon Drums McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1979

  • In the early stages of the game he depended almost entirely on his fast ball but later began to unbelt a few curves which had the right sort of a fold to them.

    Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School Edwin L. Miller

  • Elucidate forthwith, Benny -- in the vernacular, unbelt.

    White Ashes Alden Charles Noble

  • George's uncle was in Monte Carlo, and had written George that he would come to London and unbelt; but it struck me that a far better plan was for George to go to his uncle at

    My Man Jeeves 1928

  • So they had to invent one excuse after another to keep Aunt Elvira from seein 'him, all the while givin' her tales about how he was soon to break into the divinity school; hoping, of course, that Aunty would get tired of waitin 'and begin to unbelt.

    Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford 1907

  • This Boy is so busy regulating both Parties and both Leagues that when it comes time for his Brood to take an Outing, some ignorant Outsider has to step in and unbelt.

    Ade's Fables George Ade 1905

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