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belt something out

Fig. to sing or play a song loudly and with spirit. When she's playing the piano, she really belts the music out. She really knows how to belt out a song.

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belt out something

also belt something out

to sing loudly and with enthusiasm After five decades, Brother Ray can still belt out a soulful song.

Usage notes: sometimes used to describe enthusiastic talk: Keyes has belted out speeches warning about the need to rebuild the nation's moral fiber.

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belt out

1. Knock unconscious; beat up, trounce; murder. For example, The police officer was accused of belting out the teenager before taking him to the station , or The hold-up man belted out the storekeeper and fled with the money. This expression originated in boxing. [Slang; c. 1940]

2. Sing or play music very loudly, as in She belted out the national anthem before every game. [Colloquial; c. 1950]

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belt out

v.

To sing or shout something loudly and forcefully: The singer belted out the national anthem before the baseball game. He belted his story out so that everyone in the large room could hear him.

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