Pound — synonyms, definition

1. pound (Noun) US

British pound British pound sterling Cypriot pound Egyptian pound Ezra Loomis Pound Ezra Pound GBP Irish pound Irish punt Lebanese pound Sudanese pound Syrian pound cage confine coop dog pound enclosure hammering hash mark hash symbol • • •

pound (Noun) — United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972).

pound (Noun) — A unit of weight, 16 ounces avoirdupois; about 453.6g. ex. "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

pound (Noun) — The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence.

pound (Noun) — A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain).

pound (Noun) — A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy.

pound (Noun) — The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters.

pound (Noun) — The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters.

pound (Noun) — The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters.

pound (Noun) — Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence.

pound (Noun) — The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters.

pound (Noun) — The basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents.

pound (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.

pound (Noun) — A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs. ex. "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

pound (Noun) — The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). ex. "the sudden pound of fists caught him off guard"

pound (Noun) — The symbol #.

British monetary unit Cypriot monetary unit Egyptian monetary unit Irish monetary unit Lebanese monetary unit Sudanese monetary unit Syrian monetary unit author avoirdupois unit blow enclosure force unit poet symbol writer half pound mil ounce oz. penny piaster piastre quarter pound quarter stone

2. pound (Verb) US

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pound (Verb) — Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. ex. "the salesman pounded the door knocker"

pound (Verb) — Strike or drive against with a heavy impact. ex. "pound on the door"

pound (Verb) — Move heavily or clumsily. ex. "The heavy man pounded across the room"

pound (Verb) — Move rhythmically. ex. "Her heart was pounding fast"

pound (Verb) — Partition off into compartments. ex. "The locks pound the water of the canal"

pound (Verb) — Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. ex. "The prisoners are safely pounded"

pound (Verb) — Place or shut up in a pound. ex. "pound the cows so they don't stray"

pound (Verb) — Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle. ex. "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

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