The difference between Belt and Whip

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 whip means a lash.

When used as verbs, belt means to encircle, whereas whip means to hit with a whip.

check bellow for the other definitions of Belt and Whip

  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. Whip as a noun:

    A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.

    Examples:

    "I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention."

    "Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip."

  2. Whip as a noun (hunting):

    A whipper-in.

  3. Whip as a noun (politics):

    A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

    Examples:

    "I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it."

  4. Whip as a noun (UK, politics, with definite article):

    A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.

  5. Whip as a noun:

    Whipped cream.

    Examples:

    "Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?"

  6. Whip as a noun (nautical):

    A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

  7. Whip as a noun (African American Vernacular English):

    A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.

    Examples:

    "Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time."

  8. Whip as a noun (roller derby):

    A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.

  9. Whip as a noun:

    A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

    Examples:

    "I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped."

  10. Whip as a noun:

    The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

  11. Whip as a noun (music):

    Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.

  1. Whip as a verb (transitive):

    To hit with a whip.

    Examples:

    "The rider whipped the horse."

  2. Whip as a verb (transitive, by extension):

    To hit with any flexible object.

    Examples:

    "I whipped her with a newspaper."

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

    To defeat, as in a contest or game.

  4. Whip as a verb (transitive):

    To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

    Examples:

    "to whip eggs or cream"

  5. Whip as a verb (transitive):

    To urge into action.

    Examples:

    "He whipped the department into shape."

  6. Whip as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.

  7. Whip as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

  8. Whip as a verb:

    To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.

    Examples:

    "to whip a ruffle"

  9. Whip as a verb (transitive):

    To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

  10. Whip as a verb (transitive):

    To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.

  11. Whip as a verb (intransitive):

    To snap back and forth like a whip.

  12. Whip as a verb (intransitive):

    To move very fast.

  13. Whip as a verb (transitive):

    To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.

  14. Whip as a verb (transitive, roller derby):

    To transfer momentum from one skater to another.

  15. Whip as a verb (figurative):

    To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

  16. Whip as a verb:

    To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.

    Examples:

    "to whip wheat"

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