The difference between Belt and Pound

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 pound means a unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

When used as verbs, belt means to encircle, whereas pound means to confine in, or as in, a pound.

check bellow for the other definitions of Belt and Pound

  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. Pound as a noun:

    A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lb"

  2. Pound as a noun:

    A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lb t"

  3. Pound as a noun (US):

    The symbol (octothorpe, hash)

    Examples:

    "synonyms: hash sharp"

  4. Pound as a noun:

    The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: £ pound sterling GBP quid nicker"

  5. Pound as a noun:

    Any of various units of currency used in Egypt and Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: punt"

  6. Pound as a noun:

    Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.

    Examples:

    "the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound'"

  7. Pound as a noun:

    Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.

  1. Pound as a noun (by metonymy):

    A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter. The people who work for the pound

  2. Pound as a noun:

    A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound.

    Examples:

    "[[w:Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop]]'', Paramount Pictures, 1984:"

    "'Detective Axel Foley: From the Dearborn Hijacking."

    "'Todd: The Dearborn Hijacking? That bust went down weeks ago. That load's supposed to be in the damn pound!"

  3. Pound as a noun:

    A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.

  4. Pound as a noun:

    A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.

  1. Pound as a verb:

    To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

  1. Pound as a verb (transitive):

    To strike hard, usually repeatedly.

  2. Pound as a verb (transitive):

    To crush to pieces; to pulverize.

  3. Pound as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To eat or drink very quickly.

    Examples:

    "You really pounded that beer!"

  4. Pound as a verb (transitive, baseball, slang):

    To pitch consistently to a certain location.

    Examples:

    "The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night."

  5. Pound as a verb (intransitive, of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head):

    To beat strongly or throb.

    Examples:

    "As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent."

    "My head was pounding."

  6. Pound as a verb (transitive, vulgar, slang):

    To penetrate sexually, with vigour.

    Examples:

    "I was pounding her all night!"

  7. Pound as a verb:

    To advance heavily with measured steps.

  8. Pound as a verb (engineering):

    To make a jarring noise, as when running.

    Examples:

    "The engine pounds."

  9. Pound as a verb (slang, dated):

    To wager a pound on.

  1. Pound as a noun:

    A hard blow.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: pounding"

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