Definition of Pound

1. Noun. 16 ounces avoirdupois. "He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

Exact synonyms: Lb
Generic synonyms: Avoirdupois Unit
Terms within: Ounce, Oz., Half Pound
Group relationships: Stone, Quarter

2. Verb. Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. "The fighter managed to pound his opponent"; "A bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
Exact synonyms: Poke, Thump
Generic synonyms: Hit
Derivative terms: Poke, Pounding, Thump

3. Verb. Strike or drive against with a heavy impact. "Pound on the door"
Exact synonyms: Ram, Ram Down
Generic synonyms: Thrust
Derivative terms: Ram, Rammer

4. Noun. The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence.
Exact synonyms: British Pound, British Pound Sterling, Pound Sterling, Quid
Generic synonyms: British Monetary Unit
Terms within: Penny

5. Verb. Move heavily or clumsily. "The children pound to the playground"; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
Exact synonyms: Lumber
Generic synonyms: Walk

6. Noun. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy.
Generic synonyms: Force Unit

7. Verb. Move rhythmically. "Her heart was beating fast"
Exact synonyms: Beat, Thump
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Pulsate, Pulse, Throb, Flutter, Palpitate, Thrash, Flap
Related verbs: Beat
Derivative terms: Beat, Beat, Pounding

8. Noun. The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters.
Exact synonyms: Syrian Pound
Terms within: Piaster, Piastre
Generic synonyms: Syrian Monetary Unit

9. Verb. Partition off into compartments. "The locks pound the water of the canal"
Exact synonyms: Pound Off
Generic synonyms: Partition, Partition Off

10. Noun. The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters.
Exact synonyms: Sudanese Pound
Terms within: Piaster, Piastre
Generic synonyms: Sudanese Monetary Unit

11. Verb. Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. "The prisoners are safely pounded"
Exact synonyms: Pound Up
Generic synonyms: Confine, Hold, Restrain
Related verbs: Impound
Derivative terms: Poundage

12. Noun. The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters.
Exact synonyms: Lebanese Pound
Terms within: Piaster, Piastre
Generic synonyms: Lebanese Monetary Unit

13. Verb. Place or shut up in a pound. "Pound the cows so they don't stray"
Exact synonyms: Impound
Generic synonyms: Confine, Hold, Restrain
Related verbs: Pound Up

14. Noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence.
Exact synonyms: Irish Pound, Irish Punt, Punt
Terms within: Penny
Generic synonyms: Irish Monetary Unit

15. Noun. The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters.
Exact synonyms: Egyptian Pound
Generic synonyms: Egyptian Monetary Unit
Terms within: Piaster, Piastre

16. Verb. Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle. "Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Fragment, Fragmentise, Fragmentize
Derivative terms: Pounder

17. Noun. The basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents.
Exact synonyms: Cypriot Pound
Generic synonyms: Cypriot Monetary Unit
Terms within: Mil

18. Noun. A nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec.
Exact synonyms: Lbf.
Generic synonyms: Force Unit
Terms within: Quarter Pound

19. Noun. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972).
Exact synonyms: Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Pound
Generic synonyms: Poet, Author, Writer

20. Noun. A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain).
Exact synonyms: Pound Sign
Generic synonyms: Symbol

21. Noun. A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs. "Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
Exact synonyms: Dog Pound
Generic synonyms: Enclosure

22. Noun. The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). "The pounding of feet on the hallway"
Exact synonyms: Hammer, Hammering, Pounding
Generic synonyms: Blow
Derivative terms: Hammer

Definition of Pound

1. v. t. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

2. v. i. To strike heavy blows; to beat.

3. n. 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.

4. v. t. To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

5. n. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.

Definition of Pound

1. Noun. Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. ¹

2. Noun. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g) ¹

3. Noun. A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (? 373.242 g). ¹

4. Noun. (American English) The symbol (unsupported #) (octothorpe, hash) ¹

5. Noun. The unit of currency of used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. ¹

6. Noun. Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel. ¹

7. Noun. A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. ¹

8. Noun. A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. ¹

9. Noun. The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive slang) To eat or drink very quickly. ¹

13. Verb. (transitive baseball slang) To pitch consistently to a certain location. ¹

14. Verb. (intransitive of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb. ¹

15. Verb. (transitive slang) To vigorously sexually penetrate. ¹

16. Noun. A hard blow. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pound

1. to strike heavily and repeatedly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pound

poultry
poultryman
poultrymen
poultrywoman
poultrywomen
poults
pounce
pounced
pouncer
pouncers
pounces
pouncet
pouncets
pouncing
pouncingly
pound-foolish
pound-for-pound
pound-force
pound cake
pound cakes
pound for pound
pound net
pound of flesh
pound off
pound sand
pound shop
pound sign
pound signs
pound sterling

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