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Pound

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Definitions for Pound

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

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