"pounded" 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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