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pound

(p/AU/nd )

noun (n)

16 ounces avoirdupois(noun.quantity)

Example:
He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds.

Synonym:
lb

source: wordnet30
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
british pound, british pound sterling, pound sterling, quid

source: wordnet30
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy(noun.quantity)

source: wordnet30
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
syrian pound

source: wordnet30
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
sudanese pound

source: wordnet30
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
lebanese pound

source: wordnet30
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
irish pound, irish punt, punt

source: wordnet30
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
egyptian pound

source: wordnet30
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
cypriot pound

source: wordnet30
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
lbf.

source: wordnet30
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)(noun.person)

Synonym:
ezra loomis pound, ezra pound

source: wordnet30
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)(noun.communication)

Synonym:
pound sign

source: wordnet30
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs(noun.artifact)

Example:
Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound.

Synonym:
dog pound

source: wordnet30
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)(noun.act)

Example:
The pounding of feet on the hallway.

Synonym:
hammer, hammering, pounding

source: wordnet30
An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.(noun)

source: webster1913
A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

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

Example:
The salesman pounded the door knocker.

Synonym:
poke, thump

source: wordnet30
strike or drive against with a heavy impact(verb.contact)

Example:
Pound on the door.

Synonym:
ram, ram down

source: wordnet30
move heavily or clumsily(verb.motion)

Synonym:
lumber

source: wordnet30
move rhythmically(verb.motion)

Synonym:
beat, thump

source: wordnet30
partition off into compartments(verb.contact)

Example:
The locks pound the water of the canal.

Synonym:
pound off

source: wordnet30
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits(verb.contact)

Example:
The prisoners are safely pounded.

Synonym:
pound up

source: wordnet30
place or shut up in a pound(verb.contact)

Example:
Pound the cows so they don't stray.

Synonym:
impound

source: wordnet30
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle(verb.change)

Example:
Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone.

source: wordnet30
To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.(verb)

source: webster1913
To strike heavy blows; to beat.(verb)

source: webster1913
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.(verb)

source: webster1913

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