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pound
(p/AU/nd )

noun (n)

  • 16 ounces avoirdupois(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds.
    Synonym:
    lb
    source: wordnet30
  • the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    british pound, british pound sterling, pound sterling, quid
    source: wordnet30
  • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy(noun.quantity)
    source: wordnet30
  • the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    syrian pound
    source: wordnet30
  • the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    sudanese pound
    source: wordnet30
  • the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    lebanese pound
    source: wordnet30
  • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    irish pound, irish punt, punt
    source: wordnet30
  • the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    egyptian pound
    source: wordnet30
  • the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    cypriot pound
    source: wordnet30
  • a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    lbf.
    source: wordnet30
  • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    ezra loomis pound, ezra pound
    source: wordnet30
  • a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    pound sign
    source: wordnet30
  • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound.
    Synonym:
    dog pound
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)(noun.act)
    Example:
    The pounding of feet on the hallway.
    Synonym:
    hammer, hammering, pounding
    source: wordnet30
  • An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The salesman pounded the door knocker.
    Synonym:
    poke, thump
    source: wordnet30
  • strike or drive against with a heavy impact(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Pound on the door.
    Synonym:
    ram, ram down
    source: wordnet30
  • move heavily or clumsily(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    lumber
    source: wordnet30
  • move rhythmically(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    beat, thump
    source: wordnet30
  • partition off into compartments(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The locks pound the water of the canal.
    Synonym:
    pound off
    source: wordnet30
  • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The prisoners are safely pounded.
    Synonym:
    pound up
    source: wordnet30
  • place or shut up in a pound(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Pound the cows so they don't stray.
    Synonym:
    impound
    source: wordnet30
  • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle(verb.change)
    Example:
    Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone.
    source: wordnet30
  • To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To strike heavy blows; to beat.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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