different between maul vs belt

English

Etymology

From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??l/
• Rhymes: -??l
• Homophone: mall (one pronunciation)
• Homophone: moll (some accents)

Noun

maul (plural mauls)

1. A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
2. (rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.

Synonyms

• (weapon): club, mace

Hyponyms

• (long-handled hammer): post maul, spike maul, splitting maul
• (rugby): rolling maul

Translations

See also

• ruck
• scrum

Verb

maul (third-person singular simple present mauls, present participle mauling, simple past and past participle mauled)

1. To handle someone or something in a rough way.
2. To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).

3. (figuratively) To criticise harshly.

4. (transitive) To beat with the heavy hammer called a maul.

Translations

Related terms

• mall
• mallet

References

• maul at OneLook Dictionary Search
• maul in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Lamu, alum, luma, malu, mula

Cimbrian

Noun

maul n

1. mouth

References

• “maul” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Estonian

Noun

maul

1. adessive singular of magu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

maul

1. imperative of maule

English

Etymology

From Middle English belt, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt (“belt”), Dutch belt, German Balz (“belt”), Danish bælte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”) and Icelandic belti (“belt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?lt/
• Rhymes: -?lt

Noun

belt (plural belts)

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. (astronomy) A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
7. (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. A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.

9. A quick drink of liquor.

10. (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
11. (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.

12. (weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon
13. (music) Vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.

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
• (quick drink of liquor): dram, nip

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Afrikaans: belt
• ? Assamese: ????? (belto)
• ? Bengali: ????? (bel?)
• ? Dutch: belt
• ? Hindi: ????? (bel?)
• ? Irish: beilt
• ? Japanese: ??? (beruto)
• ? Oriya: ?????? (bel?)
• ? Urdu: ????? (bel?)
• ? Welsh: belt

Translations

Verb

belt (third-person singular simple present belts, present participle belting, simple past and past participle belted)

1. (transitive) To encircle.

2. (transitive) To fasten a belt on.

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

5. (transitive, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud manner.

6. (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.

7. (transitive, slang) To hit someone or something.
8. (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.

9. (intransitive) To move very fast.

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

Translations

Anagrams

• blet

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English belt.

Noun

belt (plural belde)

1. A belt (garment).

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?lt/
• Hyphenation: belt
• Rhymes: -?lt

Etymology 1

A variant of bult.

Noun

belt m or f (plural belten, diminutive beltje n)

1. (archaic) A heap, hill
2. A dumpsite, notably for waste products.

Derived terms

• asbelt
• afvalbelt
• beltmolen
• gifbelt
• vuilnisbelt
• zandbelt

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English belt.

Noun

belt m (plural belten, diminutive beltje n)

1. (Suriname) (clothing) A belt.

Synonyms

• riem, broeksriem, gordel

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

belt

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of bellen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of bellen

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (balad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?lt/

Noun

belt f (plural bliet)

1. A city, town.

Related terms

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baltijaz. Cognate with Old High German balz, Old Norse belti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belt/, [be?t]

Noun

belt m (nominative plural beltas)

1. A belt.

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: belt
  • English: belt (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: belt