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Pound

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Synonyms of pound

1. (noun) 16 ounces avoirdupois

2. (noun) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

3. (noun) the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

4. (noun) the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

5. (noun) the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

6. (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

7. (noun) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

8. (noun) the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

9. (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

10. (noun) United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

11. (noun) a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

12. (noun) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

13. (noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

14. (verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

15. (verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact

16. (verb) move heavily or clumsily

17. (verb) move rhythmically

18. (verb) partition off into compartments

19. (verb) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

20. (verb) place or shut up in a pound

Hypernyms of pound

1. (noun) 16 ounces avoirdupois

2. (noun) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

3. (noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

4. (noun) the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

5. (noun) the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

6. (noun) the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

7. (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

8. (noun) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

9. (noun) the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

10. (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

11. (noun) a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

12. (noun) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

13. (noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

14. (verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

15. (verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact

16. (verb) move heavily or clumsily

17. (verb) move rhythmically

18. (verb) partition off into compartments

19. (verb) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

20. (verb) place or shut up in a pound

21. (verb) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

Hyponyms of pound

1. (verb) move rhythmically

Words Derivationally Related to pound

1. (noun) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

2. (noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

3. (verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

4. (verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact

5. (verb) move rhythmically

6. (verb) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

7. (verb) place or shut up in a pound

8. (verb) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle