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belts up

belts up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of belt up.

Meaning of belt up

Verb

belt up (third-person singular simple present belts up, present participle belting up, simple past and past participle belted up)

  1. (UK, intransitive) To fasten one's seat belt.
    Synonyms:
    buckle up
  2. (UK, colloquial, derogatory, imperative, intransitive, regional) To stop talking or chattering; to shut up.
  3. (slang, transitive) To beat up (someone).

Questions about belts up

What is belts up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Belts up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of belt up.

Words near belts up in the dictionary

  1. belts and braces
  2. belts and suspenders
  3. belts down
  4. belts of Venus
  5. belts out
  6. belts up
  7. beltsful
  8. Beltsville
  9. Beltsville Small White
  10. Beltsvilles
  11. Belturbet

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