Pound

[n] the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
[n] a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
[n] United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
[n] a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
[n] the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
[n] the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
[n] the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
[n] the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
[n] the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
[n] the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
[n] the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
[n] 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
[v] break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
[v] place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
[v] shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
[v] hit hard with the had, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
[v] partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
[v] strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
[v] move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
[v] move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

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Synonyms

beat, British pound, Cypriot pound, dog pound, Egyptian pound, Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Pound, hammer, hammering, impound, Irish pound, lb, lbf., Lebanese pound, lumber, poke, pound off, pound sterling, pounding, punt, quid, ram, ram down, Sudanese pound,

Related Terms

abrade, ache, afghani, agonize, ail, ambush, anguish, anna, assail, assault, atomize, attack, baht, bang, barrage, bash, baste, bat, batter, bawbee, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, beat into, beat the drum, beat time, beating, belabor, belt, biff, bla