POUND

Definition:

1. [noun] 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
   Synonyms: lb
   
   
2. [noun] the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
   Synonyms: British sterling, quid
   
   
3. [noun] the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
   Synonyms: Syrian
   
   
4. [noun] the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
   Synonyms: Sudanese
   
   
5. [noun] the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
   Synonyms: Lebanese
   
   
6. [noun] formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
   Synonyms: Irish Irish punt, punt
   
   
7. [noun] the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
   Synonyms: Egyptian
   
   
8. [noun] the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
   Synonyms: Cypriot
   
   
9. [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
   Synonyms: lbf.
   
   
10. [noun] United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
    Synonyms: Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
    
    
11. [noun] a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
    Synonyms: dog
    
    
12. [noun] the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
    Synonyms: hammer, hammering, ing
    
    
13. [verb] hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
    Synonyms: thump, poke
    
    
14. [verb] strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
    Synonyms: ram, ram down
    
    
15. [verb] move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
    Synonyms: lumber
    
    
16. [verb] move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
    Synonyms: beat, thump
    
    
17. [verb] partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
    Synonyms: off
    
    
18. [verb] shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
    Synonyms: up
    
    
19. [verb] place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
    Synonyms: im
    
    
20. [verb] break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
    
    

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Related Words:

• pulsate, throb, pulse
• palpitate, flutter
• thrash
• flap

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