black belt
black belt
Definition
black belt
noun
- a black-colored belt or sash awarded to an advanced practitioner in many of the martial arts, as judo or karate: a beginner wears a white belt, and increasing degrees of skill are symbolized by belts of other colors, culminating in the black belt
- a person who holds a black belt
black belt
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: He also has a black belt in Isshinryu Karate and has competed and won titles in martial arts and weight lifting competitions.
- wear: These people generally stand in the front line of the class and wear black belts.
- stud: T-shirts printed with the words " Music & Love " were worn with heavily studded black belts and short full skirts with net petticoats.
Noun used with modifier
- leather: He was still wearing his right glove, overalls bearing Union Jacks and a black leather belt.
Preposition: in
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