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
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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"
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Belt as a noun:
A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
Examples:
"the heavyweight belt"
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Belt as a noun (astronomy):
A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
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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.
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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."
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Belt as a noun:
A quick drink of liquor.
Examples:
"Care to join me in a belt of scotch?"
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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).
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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."
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Belt as a noun (weapons):
device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon
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Belt as a verb (transitive):
To encircle.
Examples:
"The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions."
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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."
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Belt as a verb (transitive):
To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
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Belt as a verb (transitive):
To hit with a belt.
Examples:
"The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment."
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Belt as a verb (transitive):
To scream or sing in a loud manner.
Examples:
"He belted out the national anthem."
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Belt as a verb (transitive):
To drink quickly, often in gulps.
Examples:
"He belted down a shot of whisky."
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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."
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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."
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Belt as a verb (intransitive):
To move very fast
Examples:
"He was really belting along."
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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"
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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"
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Pound as a noun (US):
The symbol (octothorpe, hash)
Examples:
"synonyms: hash sharp"
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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"
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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"
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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'"
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Pound as a noun:
Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.
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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
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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!"
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Pound as a noun:
A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
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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.
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Pound as a verb:
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
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Pound as a verb (transitive):
To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
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Pound as a verb (transitive):
To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
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Pound as a verb (transitive, slang):
To eat or drink very quickly.
Examples:
"You really pounded that beer!"
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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."
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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."
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Pound as a verb (transitive, vulgar, slang):
To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
Examples:
"I was pounding her all night!"
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Pound as a verb:
To advance heavily with measured steps.
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Pound as a verb (engineering):
To make a jarring noise, as when running.
Examples:
"The engine pounds."
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Pound as a verb (slang, dated):
To wager a pound on.
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Pound as a noun:
A hard blow.
Examples:
"synonyms: pounding"
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