The difference between Belt and Buckle

When used as nouns, belt means a band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing, whereas buckle means a clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap.

When used as verbs, belt means to encircle, whereas buckle means to distort or collapse under physical pressure.

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  1. Belt as a noun:

    A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.

    Examples:

    "As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down."

  2. Belt as a noun:

    A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

    Examples:

    "Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride."

  3. Belt as a noun:

    A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

    Examples:

    "The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels."

  4. Belt as a noun:

    Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.

    Examples:

    "a belt of trees; a belt of sand"

  5. Belt as a noun:

    A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.

    Examples:

    "the heavyweight belt"

  6. Belt as a noun (astronomy):

    A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.

  7. Belt as a noun (astronomy):

    One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.

  8. Belt as a noun:

    A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.

    Examples:

    "After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting."

  9. Belt as a noun:

    A quick drink of liquor.

    Examples:

    "Care to join me in a belt of scotch?"

  10. Belt as a noun (usually, capitalized):

    A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).

  11. Belt as a noun (baseball):

    The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.

    Examples:

    "That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt."

  12. Belt as a noun (weapons):

    device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon

  1. Belt as a verb (transitive):

    To encircle.

    Examples:

    "The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions."

  2. Belt as a verb (transitive):

    To fasten a belt on.

    Examples:

    "Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition."

    "The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue."

  3. Belt as a verb (transitive):

    To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.

  4. Belt as a verb (transitive):

    To hit with a belt.

    Examples:

    "The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment."

  5. Belt as a verb (transitive):

    To scream or sing in a loud manner.

    Examples:

    "He belted out the national anthem."

  6. Belt as a verb (transitive):

    To drink quickly, often in gulps.

    Examples:

    "He belted down a shot of whisky."

  7. Belt as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To hit someone or something.

    Examples:

    "The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game."

  8. Belt as a verb (transitive, baseball):

    To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.

    Examples:

    "He belted that pitch over the grandstand."

  9. Belt as a verb (intransitive):

    To move very fast

    Examples:

    "He was really belting along."

  1. Buckle as a verb (intransitive):

    To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.

  2. Buckle as a verb (transitive):

    To make bend; to cause to become distorted.

  3. Buckle as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):

    To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).

    Examples:

    "It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work."

  4. Buckle as a verb (intransitive):

    To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.

  5. Buckle as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To enter upon some labour or contest; to join in close fight; to contend.

  6. Buckle as a verb:

    To buckle down; to apply oneself.

  1. Buckle as a noun (countable):

    A clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap.

  2. Buckle as a noun (Canada, heraldry):

    The brisure of an eighth daughter.

  3. Buckle as a noun (roofing):

    An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane frequently occurring over insulation or deck joints. A buckle may be an indication of movement with the roof assembly.

  4. Buckle as a noun:

    A distortion, bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal.

    Examples:

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  5. Buckle as a noun:

    A curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.

  6. Buckle as a noun:

    A contorted expression, as of the face.

  1. Buckle as a verb (transitive):

    To fasten using a buckle.

  2. Buckle as a verb (Scotland):

    To unite in marriage.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Walter Scott"

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