BELT UP Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

belt up

verb

Definition of belt up

British

as in to quiet (down)

to stop talking the schoolboy ordered his mates to belt up about the prank

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Recent Examples of belt up The Paramount+ streaming event finds two UFC belts up for grabs at the top of the card. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Going back home Sunday looks nice, except for the Lake Effect Snow belt up in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 So getting some of those at-bats under his belt up here will be part of that. — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022 Designed to attach to a belt up to 2½ inches wide or to a PALS system, the pouch comes very close to duplicating the performance of an OWB holster. — Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belt up

Verb

Fishing has long dried up in Snook’s Arm, so Calvin and his son Wade (Charlie Heaton) make a living by collecting ice for a local vodka brewery and running an Airbnb out of their home.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Afghanistan has also suffered from decades of conflict and global aid has all but dried up since the return of Taliban rule in 2021.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dry up

Verb

Actually good, but couldn't get a word in because Girardi and Rizzo, two former YANKEES, wouldn't shut up.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
These days we are surrounded by ghosts and gossamer visions vying for our attention, trying to tell us something vital—or as mundane as to shut up already, like in my case.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026