The difference between Belt and Circle

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 circle means a two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

When used as verbs, belt means to encircle, whereas circle means to travel around along a curved path.

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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. Circle as a noun (geometry):

    A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

    Examples:

    "synonyms: coiq1=not in mathematical use ring q2=not in mathematical use loop q3=not in mathematical use"

    "The set of all points (x, y) such that (x-1)<sup>2</sup>&thinsp;+&thinsp;y<sup>2</sup> &equals; r<sup>2</sup> is a circle of radius r around the point (1, 0)."

  2. Circle as a noun:

    A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance (radius) from a given point.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: disc disk q2=in mathematical and general use round q3=not in mathematical use; UK & Commonwealth only"

  3. Circle as a noun:

    Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.

    Examples:

    "Put on your dunce-cap and sit down on that circle."

  4. Circle as a noun:

    A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: arc curve"

    "move in a circle'"

  5. Circle as a noun:

    Orbit.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: orbit"

  6. Circle as a noun:

    A specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bunch gang group"

    "inner circle'"

    "'circle of friends"

    "literary circle'"

  7. Circle as a noun (cricket):

    A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yards radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.

  8. Circle as a noun (Wicca):

    A ritual circle that is cast three times deosil and closes three times widdershins either in the air with a wand or literally with stones or other items used for worship.

  9. Circle as a noun (South Africa):

    A traffic circle or roundabout.

  10. Circle as a noun (obsolete):

    Compass; circuit; enclosure.

  11. Circle as a noun (astronomy):

    An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.

  12. Circle as a noun:

    A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.

  13. Circle as a noun (logic):

    A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.

  14. Circle as a noun:

    Indirect form of words; circumlocution.

  15. Circle as a noun:

    A territorial division or district.

    Examples:

    "The ten Circles of the Holy Roman Empire were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet."

  16. Circle as a noun (in the plural):

    A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

    Examples:

    "After working all night, she had circles under her eyes."

  1. Circle as a verb (transitive):

    To travel around along a curved path.

  2. Circle as a verb (transitive):

    To surround.

  3. Circle as a verb (transitive):

    To place or mark a circle around.

    Examples:

    "Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for."

  4. Circle as a verb (intransitive):

    To travel in circles.

    Examples:

    "Vultures circled overhead."

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