Pound - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |paʊnd|  American pronunciation of the word pound
Brit.  |paʊnd|  British pronunciation of the word pound

noun

- 16 ounces avoirdupois
he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence (syn: quid)
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence (syn: punt)
- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
- a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
- United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
- a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (syn: hammer, hammering, pounding)
the pounding of feet on the hallway

verb

- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (syn: poke, thump)
the salesman pounded the door knocker
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact (syn: ram)
pound on the door
- move heavily or clumsily (syn: lumber)
- move rhythmically (syn: beat, thump)
- partition off into compartments
The locks pound the water of the canal
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
The prisoners are safely pounded
- place or shut up in a pound (syn: impound)
pound the cows so they don't stray
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
pound the roots with a heavy flat stone

Extra examples

Heavy waves pounded the shore.

The metal is heated and then pounded into shape.

He got frustrated and started to pound the piano keys.

He pounded his fist on the table.

The boxers were really pounding each other.

Waves pounded against the side of the boat.

The wheat is pounded into flour.

Pound the herbs and garlic until they form a paste.

He came pounding down the stairs.

The horses pounded up the track.

The noise of the drums pounded at our ears till we thought we would lose our hearing.

I had to pound the heavy wooden stick into the ground.

As I hadn't a hammer, I had to pound the nail in with a stone.

This machine will pound the rocks into powder.

Moira weighs about 130 pounds.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pound
he/she/it: pounds
present participle: pounding
past tense: pounded
past participle: pounded
noun
singular: pound
plural: pounds
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