Pant vs Belt - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between pant and belt

is that pant is a quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp or pant can be (fashion) a pair of pants (trousers or underpants) or pant can be a public drinking fountain in scotland and north-east england while belt is .

As a verb pant

is (ambitransitive) to breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

pant

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), whence also English dialectal (m). Possibly from (etyl) (m), a byform or of (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.

(obsolete) A violent palpitation of the heart.

(Shakespeare)

References

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Verb

(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

* Dryden

Pluto plants for breath from out his cell.

* Shelley

There is a cavern where my spirit / Was panted forth in anguish.

{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , Charles had just slipp'd the bolt of the door, and running, caught me in his arms, and lifting me from the ground, with his lips glew'd to mine, bore me, trembling, panting , dying, with soft fears and tender wishes, to the bed}}

To long for (something); to be eager for (something).

* Herbert

Then shall our hearts pant thee.

To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.

* Bible, Psalms xlii. 1

As the hart panteth after the water brooks.

* Alexander Pope

Who pants for glory finds but short repose.

Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.

(Spenser)

To sigh; to flutter; to languish.

* Alexander Pope

The whispering breeze / Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees.

Synonyms

* (breathe quickly or in a labored manner) gasp * (long for) crave, desire, long for, pine for * (long eagerly) crave, desire, long, pine * palpitate, pound, throb

Etymology 2

From pants

Noun

(en noun)

(fashion) A pair of pants (trousers or underpants).

(used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to pants.

Pant leg

Derived terms

* pant cuff * pant leg * pantsuit, pant suit * panty, panties

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

(en noun)

a public drinking fountain in Scotland and North-East England

References

* PMSA page with several examples * OED 2nd edition

Anagrams

* * English intransitive verbs English transitive verbs ----

belt

English

(wikipedia belt)

Noun

(en 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.

As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.

A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.

A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.

Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.

a belt''' of trees; a '''belt of sand

(astronomy) A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.

(astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.

A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.

After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting.

A quick drink of liquor.

Care to join me in a belt of scotch?

(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt'', ''Bible Belt'', ''Black Belt'', ''Green Belt ).

(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.

That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt .

(weapons) device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon

Synonyms

* (band worn around waist) girdle, waistband, sash, strap * (band used as safety restraint) restraint, safety belt, seat belt * (powerful blow) blow, punch, sock, wallop

Derived terms

* asteroid belt * below the belt * belted (adjective) * belt track * Bible Belt * black belt * chastity belt * conveyor belt * fan belt * kidney belt * Kuiper belt * radiation belt * Rust Belt * safety belt * seat belt * tighten one's belt * under one's belt * utility belt

Verb

(en verb)

To encircle.

The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.

To fasten a belt.

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.

To hit with a belt.

The child was misbehaving so it was belted as punishment.

and intransitive To scream or sing in a loud manner.

He belted out the national anthem.

To drink quickly, often in gulps.

He belted down a shot of whisky.

(slang) To hit someone or something.

The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game.

(baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.

He belted that pitch over the grandstand.

To move very fast

He was really belting along.

Synonyms

* (to encircle) circle, girdle, surround * (to fasten a belt) buckle, fasten, strap * (to hit with a belt) strap, whip * (to drink quickly) gulp, pound, slurp * (to hit someone or something) bash, clobber, smack, wallop * (to move quickly) book, speed, whiz, zoom

Derived terms

* belted l * belt out * belt up * beltloop

Anagrams

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