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pound

/ pound /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
16 ounces
"he tried to lift 100 pounds"
Type of:
avoirdupois unit
Has parts:
stone quarter
verb Sense 2
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
Type of:
break up fragment fragmentize
Derived:
hammer hammering pounding pestle muller
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
"The prisoners are safely pounded"
Type of:
restrain confine hold
Derived:
impoundment impounding internment poundage
Verb group:
impound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
partition off into compartments
"The locks pound the water of the canal"
Type of:
partition partition off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
Type of:
force unit
noun Sense 6
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
Type of:
poet writer author
noun Sense 7
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
Type of:
enclosure
Derived:
impound
verb Sense 8
move rhythmically
"Her heart was beating fast"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
pulsate throb pulse palpitate flutter
Derived:
throb throbbing pounding rhythm beat
Verb group:
beat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 9
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"
"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
Type of:
hit
Derived:
punch clout poke lick biff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 10
place or shut up in a pound
"pound the cows so they don''t stray"
Type of:
restrain confine hold
Derived:
dog pound
Verb group:
pound up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 11
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"
Type of:
blow
Derived:
thump poke hammer ram ram down
noun Sense 12
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Type of:
Syrian monetary unit
noun Sense 13
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Type of:
Sudanese monetary unit
noun Sense 14
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Type of:
Lebanese monetary unit
noun Sense 15
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Type of:
Egyptian monetary unit
noun Sense 16
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
Type of:
Cypriot monetary unit
noun Sense 17
the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
Type of:
British monetary unit
verb Sense 18
move heavily or clumsily
"The heavy man lumbered across the room"
Type of:
walk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 19
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
"pound on the door"
Type of:
thrust
Derived:
hammer hammering pounding ram rammer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 20
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Type of:
Irish monetary unit
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
20
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
70
Times Searched
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avoirdupois unit break up fragment fragmentize restrain confine hold partition partition off force unit poet writer