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Definition of tightens a person's belt

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Other terms relating to 'poor, poor person, homeless person':

Definitions include: From the stereotype that poor people (especially in the Midwestern United States) live in trailer-homes.
Definitions include: without money.
Definitions include: See also strap.
Definitions include: See chav.
Definitions include: a whore - i.e. a promiscuous (usually female) person, or an actual prostitute (usually female) - who is not doing well financially.
Definitions include: to lose a lot or all of one's money.
Definitions include: having been kicked out of one's residence.
Definitions include: to be sad.
Definitions include: lower class people who live in trailer parks.
Definitions include: a younger punk who is homeless or pretends to be homeless.
Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety.
Definitions include: without money, or low on money.
Definitions include: very broke.
Definitions include: without money; "broke".
Definitions include: a homeless woman.

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Other terms relating to 'belt':

Definitions include: very rude.
Definitions include: to hit.
Definitions include: an instance of tightening (one's) belt.
Definitions include: a person very skilled in a particular area.
Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area.
Definitions include: a remarkable achievement, especially in a successive string or tally of casual sexual partners.
Definitions include: an area of the southern United States where strokes are especially common.
Definitions include: as one of one's prior accomplishments.

Other terms relating to 'tighten':

Definitions include: an instance of tightening (one's) belt.
Definitions include: to restrict.

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