The difference between Belt and Speed

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 speed means the state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.

When used as verbs, belt means to encircle, whereas speed means to succeed.

check bellow for the other definitions of Belt and Speed

  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. Speed as a noun:

    The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; rapidity.

    Examples:

    "How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?"

  2. Speed as a noun (mathematics):

    The rate of motion or action, specifically / the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.

  3. Speed as a noun (photography):

    The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.

  4. Speed as a noun (photography):

    The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open.

  5. Speed as a noun (photography):

    The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.

  6. Speed as a noun (photography):

    The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.

  7. Speed as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.

  8. Speed as a noun (archaic):

    Luck, success, prosperity.

  9. Speed as a noun (slang):

    Personal preference.

    Examples:

    "We could go to the shore next week, or somewhere else if that's not your speed."

  10. Speed as a noun (finance, uncountable):

    A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

  1. Speed as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.

  2. Speed as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.

    Examples:

    "God speed, until we meet again."

  3. Speed as a verb (intransitive):

    To go fast.

    Examples:

    "The Ferrari was speeding along the road."

  4. Speed as a verb (intransitive):

    To exceed the speed limit.

    Examples:

    "Why do you speed when the road is so icy?"

  5. Speed as a verb (transitive):

    To increase the rate at which something occurs.

  6. Speed as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.

  7. Speed as a verb (obsolete):

    To be expedient.

  8. Speed as a verb (archaic):

    To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.

  9. Speed as a verb (archaic):

    To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.

  10. Speed as a verb:

    To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

  11. Speed as a verb:

    To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.

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