Belt vs. Strap: What's the Difference?

A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder to hold up clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration.

A long narrow strip of pliant material such as leather.

Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.

Such a strip equipped with a buckle or similar fastener for binding or securing objects.

An encircling route.

A thin flat metal or plastic band used for fastening or clamping objects together or into position.

A seat belt or safety belt.

A narrow band formed into a loop for grasping with the hand.

A continuous band or chain for transferring motion or power or conveying materials from one wheel or shaft to another.

A razor strop.

A band of tough reinforcing material beneath the tread of a tire.

A strip of leather used in flogging.

A usually bandlike geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. Often used in combination

To fasten or secure with a strap.

A powerful blow; a wallop.

To beat with a strap.

A drink of hard liquor.

To sharpen (a razor, for example).

To equip, hold up, or attach with a belt

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.

To encircle or mark in the manner of a belt

A strap worn on the shoulder.

To beat with a belt or strap.

A strip of thick leather used in flogging.

To strike forcefully; hit.

Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.

To sing in a loud and forceful manner

A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.

To swig (an alcoholic beverage).

A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.

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.

A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.

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

(nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.

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

(botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.

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

(botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.

A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.

(slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.

(astronomy) A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.

Credit offered to a customer, especially for alcoholic drink.

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

(journalism) strapline

A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.

A championship belt, or by extension, the title.

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

(finance) An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one put and two call options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bullish than a straddle.

A quick drink of liquor.

(transitive) To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.

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

(transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.

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

(transitive) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop.

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

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

(music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.

Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.

(transitive) To encircle.

A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.

(transitive) To fasten a belt on.

A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.

(transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.

A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.

(transitive) To hit with a belt.

The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.

To scream or sing in a loud manner.

A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.

(transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.

A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.

To hit someone or something.

To beat or chastise with a strap.

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

To fasten or bind with a strap.

(intransitive) To move very fast.

To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.

That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.

An elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

That which restrains or confines as a girdle.

Hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.

A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

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

Whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.

Tie with a strap

A token or badge of knightly rank.

Beat severely with a whip or rod;

A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.

Sharpen with a strap;

A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.

Secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.

To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.

Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

A band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

An elongated region where a specific condition is found;

A vigorous blow;

A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

The act of hitting vigorously;

Sing loudly and forcefully

Deliver a blow to;

Fasten with a belt;