"pound" in the noun sense

1. pound, lb

16 ounces avoirdupois

"he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

2. British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland equal to 100 pence

3. pound

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

4. Syrian pound, pound

the basic unit of money in Syria equal to 100 piasters

5. Sudanese pound, pound

the basic unit of money in the Sudan equal to 100 piasters

6. Lebanese pound, pound

the basic unit of money in Lebanon equal to 100 piasters

7. Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland equal to 100 pence

8. Egyptian pound, pound

the basic unit of money in Egypt equal to 100 piasters

9. Cypriot pound, pound

the basic unit of money in Cyprus equal to 100 cents

10. pound, lbf.

a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

11. Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound

United States writer who lived in Europe strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

12. pound, pound sign

a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

13. pound, dog pound

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

14. hammer, pound, hammering, pounding

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows

"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"

"the pounding of feet on the hallway"

"pound" in the verb sense

1. thump, pound, poke

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

"the salesman pounded the door knocker"

"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

2. ram, ram down, pound

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"

"pound on the door"

3. lumber, pound

move heavily or clumsily

"The heavy man lumbered across the room"

4. beat, pound, thump

move rhythmically

"Her heart was beating fast"

5. pound, pound off

partition off into compartments

"The locks pound the water of the canal"

6. pound, pound up

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

"The prisoners are safely pounded"

7. impound, pound

place or shut up in a pound

"pound the cows so they don't stray"

8. pound

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

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