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pound

/paʊnd/

Synonyms of pound Antonyms of pound Examples of pound Usage of pound Parts of pound Definition that contains pound Words sounding like pound Explanation of pound

verb
move heavily or clumsily
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lumber

type of:
walk
verb
partition off into compartments
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"The locks pound the water of the canal"

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pound off

type of:
partition off partition
verb
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
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"the salesman pounded the door knocker"

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poke thump

type of:
hit
noun
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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cypriot pound

type of:
cypriot monetary unit
verb
move rhythmically
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beat thump

type of:
move
noun
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
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pound sign

type of:
symbol
noun
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
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"the pounding of feet on the hallway"

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hammer hammering pounding

type of:
blow
noun
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
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"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

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dog pound

type of:
enclosure
noun
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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syrian pound

type of:
syrian monetary unit
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
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lbf.

type of:
force unit
noun
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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british pound british pound sterling pound sterling quid

type of:
british monetary unit
noun
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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irish pound irish punt punt

type of:
irish monetary unit
noun
16 ounces avoirdupois
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"he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

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lb

type of:
avoirdupois unit

part of:
quarter stone
noun
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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lebanese pound

type of:
lebanese monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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sudanese pound

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sudanese monetary unit
verb
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
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"The prisoners are safely pounded"

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pound up

type of:
restrain confine constrain hold
verb
place or shut up in a pound
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"pound the cows so they don't stray"

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impound

type of:
confine hold restrain constrain
noun
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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egyptian pound

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egyptian monetary unit
verb
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
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"pound on the door"

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ram ram down

type of:
thrust
noun
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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ezra loomis pound ezra pound
noun
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
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force unit
verb
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
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"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

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fragmentise fragmentize fragment break up

Parts of pound

"mil"
"piaster"
"piastre"
"quarter pound"
"penny"
"half pound"
"oz."
"ounce"

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