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🎒 A support strap 👗 A fashion belt 🩹 A support band
hip belt

hip belt

3.5
A narrow band worn around the hips to add style or hold clothing in place
  • noun
  • /hɪp bɛlt/
translation icon : cinturón de cadera
  • She wore a bright red hip belt that accentuated her fashionable outfit.

Examples

  • The hip belt helped keep her pants from slipping down while she danced.

  • She wore a stylish hip belt with her dress.

  • She chose a colorful hip belt to add style to her summer dress.

  • The hip belt helped keep his pants in place during the hike.

  • Many fashion trends feature a wide hip belt worn over long shirts or tunics.

  • The hip belts in the store are very colorful.

  • During the hike, he tightened his hip belt to ensure his backpack fit snugly.

Synonyms

belt
vship belt
642 1.0

A strip of material worn around the waist to hold up clothes

is worn lower near the top of the legs rather than at the middle
waistcloth
vship belt
  • Archaic
8.9

A piece of cloth tied around the waist to hold up a skirt or trousers

is worn lower near the top of the legs and is often narrow

How Wide

sash
17 4.0
belt
642 1.0
hip belt
3.5

Surface Forms

hip belt singular
hip belts plural

Morphology

hip + belt

The noun is transparently composed of 'hip' (the body area) + 'belt' (a strap or supportive band), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a belt worn at the hips to support or stabilize that area. This follows regular English noun–noun compounding and is cross-linguistically common, making the meaning predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Hip belt comes from the simple idea of a belt worn low on the hips to change the look of clothes or to 'hold' them in place. The picture of a band sitting across the hips makes it easy to remember why it means a fashion belt used to style or keep clothing in place today.