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Definitions for Pound

[1] to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.
[2] to produce or effect by striking or thumping, or in a manner resembling this (often followed by out ): to pound out a tune on the piano.
[3] to force (a way) by battering; batter (often followed by down ): He pounded his way through the mob. He pounded the door down.
[4] to crush into a powder or paste by beating repeatedly.
[5] to strike heavy blows repeatedly: to pound on a door.
[6] to beat or throb violently, as the heart.
[7] to give forth a thumping sound: The drums pounded loudly.
[8] to walk or go with heavy steps; move along with force or vigor.
[9] the act of pounding.
[10] a heavy or forcible blow.
[11] a thump.
[12] a unit of weight and of mass, varying in different periods and countries.
[13] (in English-speaking countries) an avoirdupois unit of weight equal to 7000 grains, divided into 16 ounces (0.453 kg), used for ordinary commerce. Abbreviation : lb., lb. av. a troy unit of weight, in the U.S. and formerly in Britain, equal to 5760 grains, divided into 12 ounces (0.373 kg), used for gold, silver, and other precious metals. Abbreviation : lb. t. (in the U.S.) an apothecaries' unit of weight equal to 5760 grains, divided into 12 ounces (0.373 kg). Abbreviation : lb. ap.
[14] Also called pound sterling. a paper money, nickel-brass coin, and monetary unit of the United Kingdom formerly equal to 20 shillings or 240 pence: equal to 100 new pence after decimalization in Feb. 1971. Abbreviation : L; Symbol : £
[15] any of the monetary units of various countries, as Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, and of certain Commonwealth of Nations countries.
[16] a monetary unit of Ireland until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pence.
[17] a monetary unit of Cyprus until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents.
[18] Also called pound Scots. a former Scottish money of account, originally equal to the pound sterling but equal to only a twelfth of the pound sterling at the union of the crowns of England and Scotland in 1603.
[19] (formerly) the Turkish lira.
[20] a former monetary unit of Israel, Libya, and Nigeria.
[21] pounds, Citizens Band Radio Slang . a meter reading in units of five decibels: used as a measure of loudness for incoming signals.
[22] an enclosure maintained by public authorities for confining stray or homeless animals.
[23] an enclosure for sheltering, keeping, confining, or trapping animals.
[24] an enclosure or trap for fish.
[25] a place of confinement or imprisonment.
[26] a place or area where cars or other vehicles are impounded, as those towed away for being illegally parked.
[27] reach(def 26) .
[28] Archaic . to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
[29] Ezra Loo·mis [loo -mis] /ˈlu mɪs/ , 1885–1972, U.S. poet.
[30] Louise, 1872–1958, U.S. scholar and linguist.
[31] her brother Roscoe, 1870–1964, U.S. legal scholar and writer.
[32] (when intr, often foll by on or at ) to strike heavily and often
[33] (tr) to beat to a pulp; pulverize
[34] (tr) to instil by constant drilling to pound Latin into him
[35] (tr foll by out ) to produce, as by typing heavily
[36] to walk (the pavement, street, etc) repeatedly he pounded the pavement looking for a job
[37] (intr) to throb heavily
[38] a heavy blow; thump
[39] the act of pounding
[40] an enclosure, esp one maintained by a public authority, for keeping officially removed vehicles or distrained goods or animals, esp stray dogs
[41] a place where people are confined
[42] a trap for animals a trap or keepnet for fish See pound net
[43] (tr) to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain
[44] an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453 592 kilograms Abbreviation: lb
[45] a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373 242 kilograms Abbreviation: lb tr , lb t
[46] an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy
[47] (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
[48] 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 (as modifier ) a pound coin
[49] (the standard monetary unit of the following countries) Cyprus: divided into 100 cents Egypt: divided into 100 piastres Lebanon: divided into 100 piastres South Sudan: divided into 100 piastres Syria: divided into 100 piastres
[50] another name for lira (def. 2)
[51] Also called: pound Scots a former Scottish monetary unit originally worth an English pound but later declining in value to 1 shilling 8 pence
[52] Also called: punt the former standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence; replaced by the euro in 2002
[53] a former monetary unit of the Sudan replaced by the dinar in 1992
[54] 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

Words related to Pound

avoirdupois, troy, pint, pummel, wallop, bruise, pulse, belabor, powder, hammer, pulverize, pelt, tramp, thump, strike, hit, throb, stomp, buffet, batter

Words nearby Pound

poultice, poultry, poultryman, pounce, pouncet box, pound, pound cake, pound cost averaging, pound key, pound net, pound of flesh

Origin of Pound

31350–1400; Middle English poond; compare late Old English pund- in pundfald pinfold; akin to pond

Other words from Pound

pound·er , noun

Word origin for Pound

Old English pund, from Latin pondō pound; related to German Pfund pound, Latin pondus weight

Synonyms for Pound

avoirdupois, pint, troy