Definition of Pound

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"
  hammer hammering pounding
• a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
  "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
  - dog pound
• a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
  - pound sign
• United States writer who lived in Europe
  strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
  - ezra pound - ezra loomis pound
• a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
  - lbf.
• the basic unit of money in Cyprus
  equal to 100 cents
  - cypriot pound
• the basic unit of money in Egypt
  equal to 100 piasters
  - egyptian pound
• formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland
  equal to 100 pence
  - irish pound - irish punt punt
• the basic unit of money in Lebanon
  equal to 100 piasters
  - lebanese pound
• the basic unit of money in the Sudan
  equal to 100 piasters
  - sudanese pound
• the basic unit of money in Syria
  equal to 100 piasters
  - syrian pound
• a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
  
• the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  equal to 100 pence
  - british pound - british pound sterling - pound sterling quid
• 16 ounces avoirdupois
  "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
  - lb

Verb

• break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
  "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
  
• place or shut up in a pound
  "pound the cows so they don't stray"
  impound
• shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
  "The prisoners are safely pounded"
  - pound up
• partition off into compartments
  "The locks pound the water of the canal"
  - pound off
• move rhythmically
  "Her heart was beating fast"
  beat thump
• move heavily or clumsily
  "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
  lumber
• strike or drive against with a heavy impact
  "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
  "pound on the door"
  ram - ram down
• hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
  "the salesman pounded the door knocker"
  "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
  thump poke

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