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black belt
[blak belt]
noun
Martial Arts.
a black cloth waistband conferred upon a participant in one of the martial arts, as judo or karate, to indicate a degree of expertise of the highest rank.
a person who has obtained such rank
the rank itself.
a person proficient in some particular skill or endeavor; expert.
(initial capital letters)a narrow belt of dark-colored, calcareous soils in central Alabama and Mississippi highly adapted to agriculture, especially the growing of cotton.
(initial capital letters)the area of a city or region inhabited primarily by Black people.
black belt
noun
martial arts
a black belt worn by an instructor or expert competitor in the dan grades, usually from first to fifth dan
a person entitled to wear this
a region of the southern US extending from Georgia across central Alabama and Mississippi, in which the population contains a large number of Black people: also noted for its fertile black soil
Other 51Թ Forms
- black-belt adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of black belt1
Example Sentences
The heavily muscled man in street clothes is Jeremy Clark, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu who the players all call the fight coach.
“He wants his black belt, and even his dojo is gone.”
Will Stone, the MP for Swindon North, has practised the martial art for 17 years and is also a black belt in judo.
“He signed me up for a taekwondo class for my seventh birthday. I got my black belt when I was 10.”
The suspect Mirzoyev, whose shirt is not visible in the IS picture, was detained wearing a long-sleeve green shirt, blue jeans and a black belt.
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