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Pound

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Noun

1. lb, pound

16 ounces avoirdupois

Example Sentences:
'he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds'

2. british pound, british pound sterling, pound, 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. pound, syrian pound

the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

5. pound, sudanese 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, pound, punt

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. lbf., 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

11. ezra loomis pound, ezra pound, 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. dog pound, pound

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

Example Sentences:
'unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound'

14. hammer, hammering, pound, pounding

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

Example Sentences:
'the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard'
'the pounding of feet on the hallway'

Verb

15. poke, pound, thump

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

Example Sentences:
'the salesman pounded the door knocker'
'a bible-thumping Southern Baptist'

16. pound, ram, ram down

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

Example Sentences:
'ram the gate with a sledgehammer'
'pound on the door'

17. lumber, pound

move heavily or clumsily

Example Sentences:
'The heavy man lumbered across the room'

18. beat, pound, thump

move rhythmically

Example Sentences:
'Her heart was beating fast'

19. pound, pound off

partition off into compartments

Example Sentences:
'The locks pound the water of the canal'

20. pound, pound up

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

Example Sentences:
'The prisoners are safely pounded'

21. impound, pound

place or shut up in a pound

Example Sentences:
'pound the cows so they don't stray'

22. pound

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

Example Sentences:
'pound the roots with a heavy flat stone'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Pound

see synonyms of pound
verb
1. (when intr, often foll by on or at)
to strike heavily and often
2. (transitive)
to beat to a pulp; pulverize
3. (transitive)
to instil by constant drilling
to pound Latin into him
4. (transitive; foll by out)
to produce, as by typing heavily
5. 
to walk (the pavement, street, etc) repeatedly
he pounded the pavement looking for a job
6. (intransitive)
to throb heavily
noun
7. 
a heavy blow; thump
8. 
the act of pounding
noun
1. 
an enclosure, esp one maintained by a public authority, for keeping officially removed vehicles or distrained goods or animals, esp stray dogs
2. 
a place where people are confined
3. 
a. 
a trap for animals
b. 
a trap or keepnet for fish
pound net
verb
4. (transitive)
to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain
noun
1. 
an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453 592 kilograms
. Abbreviation: lb
2. 
a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373 242 kilograms
. Abbreviation: lb tr, lb t
3. 
an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy
4. (not in technical usage)
a unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound avoirdupois where the acceleration of free fall is 32.174 feet per second per second
. Abbreviation: lbf
5. 
a. 
the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and various UK overseas territories, divided into 100 pence
. Official name: pound sterling
b. 
(as modifier)
a pound coin
6. (the standard monetary unit of the following countries)
a. 
Cyprus (formerly): divided into 100 cents
b. 
Egypt: divided into 100 piastres
c. 
Lebanon: divided into 100 piastres
d. 
Sudan: divided into 100 piastres
e. 
South Sudan: divided into 100 piastres
f. 
Syria: divided into 100 piastres
7.  another name for lira (sense 2)
8. Also called: pound Scots
a former Scottish monetary unit originally worth an English pound but later declining in value to 1 shilling 8 pence
9. Also called: punt
the former standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence; replaced by the euro in 2002
noun
Ezra (Loomis). 1885–1972, US poet, translator, and critic, living in Europe. Indicted for treason by the US government (1945) for pro-Fascist broadcasts during World War II, he was committed to a mental hospital until 1958. He was a founder of imagism and championed the early work of such writers as T. S. Eliot, Joyce, and Hemingway. His life work, the Cantos (1925–70), is an unfinished sequence of poems, which incorporates mythological and historical materials in several languages as well as political, economic, and autobiographical elements

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Pound

see synonyms of pound
1. 
Ezra (Loomis)1885-1972; U.S. poet, in Italy (1924-45; 1958-72)
2. 
Roscoe1870-1964; U.S. educator & legal scholar
verb transitive
1. 
to beat to a pulp, powder, etc.; pulverize
2. 
to strike or drive with repeated, heavy blows
3. 
to make by pounding
4. 
to force or impose
pound sense into him
verb intransitive
5. 
to deliver repeated, heavy blows (at or on a door, etc.)
6. 
to move with heavy steps or come down heavily while moving
7. 
to beat heavily; throb
noun
8. 
the act of pounding
9. 
a hard blow
10. 
the sound of this; thud; thump
noun
1. 
an enclosure, maintained as by a town, for confining stray animals until claimed
2. 
an enclosure for keeping or sheltering animals
3. 
an enclosure for trapping animals
4. 
a place of confinement, as for arrested persons
5. 
an enclosed area for catching or keeping fish, esp. the inner section of a pound net
verb transitive
6.  Archaic
to confine in a pound
nounWord forms: plural pounds or pound
1. 
a. 
the basic unit of weight in the FPS system, equal to l6 ounces avoirdupois (453.59237 grams)
b. 
a unit of weight equal to 12 ounces troy or 12 ounces apothecaries' (373.2418 grams)
abbrev. lb. (see libra (sense 1)
2. 
the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, equal to 100 (new) pennies: before 1971 a pound was equal to 20 shillings or 240 pennies
symbol, £ (see libra (sense 1) see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement: in full pound sterling
3. 
any of the basic monetary units of various countries, as Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria
see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement
4. 
a former Scottish monetary unit (pound Scots), originally equal to the British pound
5.  Bible
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Pound

see synonyms of pound
n.
1. Abbr. lb.
a. A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).
b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams). See Table at measurement.
2. A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.
3.
4.
a. The primary unit of currency in the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 1971. Also called pound sterling.
b. See Table at currency.
5. The primary unit of currency in Ireland and Cyprus before the adoption of the euro.
6. A primary unit of currency in Scotland before the Act of Union (1707). Also called pound scots.
7. The pound key on a telephone.
v. pound·ed, pound·ing, pounds
v.tr.
1.
a. To strike repeatedly and forcefully, especially with the hand or a tool: pounded the nail with a hammer. See Synonyms at beat.
b. To assault with military force: pounded the bunker with mortars.
c. To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush: pound corn into meal.
2. To instill by persistent, emphatic repetition: pounded knowledge into the students' heads.
3. To produce energetically, as from forceful use of the hands. Often used with out: "a tinny piano pounding out Happy Birthday down the block" (Laura Kascischke).
4. To cause harm or loss to; affect adversely: stocks that were pounded when energy prices rose.
5. To defeat soundly: pounded their rivals in the season finale.
6. To attack verbally; criticize: was pounded for months in the press.
7. Slang To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one). Often used with back or down: pounded back a few beers after work.
v.intr.
1. To strike vigorous, repeated blows: He pounded on the table.
2. To move along heavily and noisily: The children pounded up the stairs.
3. To pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb: My heart pounded.
4. To move or work laboriously: a ship that pounded through heavy seas.
n.
1. A heavy blow.
2. The sound of a heavy blow; a thump.
3. The act of pounding.
n.
1.
a. An animal shelter, especially one operated by a public agency to house stray or confiscated animals.
b. A public enclosure for the confinement of stray livestock.
2.
a. A tank or submerged cage, as on a boat, in which live fish or shellfish are kept.
b. New England An establishment at which live lobsters are kept and sold, often also offering no-frills restaurant service.
3. A place in which vehicles impounded by the authorities are held until redeemed by their owners.
4. Archaic A prison.
tr.v. pound·ed, pound·ing, pounds
To confine (an animal) in a pound.
American jurist who was dean of Harvard Law School (1916-1936) and wrote several influential books, including The Spirit of the Common Law (1921).
American writer who exerted great influence on the development of modern literature through his poetic works, such as the unfinished Cantos (1925-1969), his critical works, including ABC of Reading (1934), and his tutelage of writers such as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway.

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