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black belt Definition

black belt

noun

  1. 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
  2. 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

  • karate: John Meaney has a degree in Physics and Computer Science, plus a black belt in shotokan karate.
  • art: One line reads that he collected black belts in several other arts.
  • origami: See the only holder of black belt in defensive origami!