pounder

Definition of Pounder in English :

Noun

1. pounder

(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds

Example Sentences:
'the fisherman caught a 10-pounder'
'their linemen are all 300-pounders'

2. muller, pestle, pounder

a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun

a person or thing that pounds

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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.

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