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Definition of 'pound'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) pound
to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.

2.  pound
to produce or effect by or as if by striking or thumping (often fol. by out).

3.  pound
to force (a way) by battering; batter (often fol. by down).

4.  pound
to crush into a powder or paste by beating repeatedly.

5. (v.i.) pound
to strike heavy blows repeatedly.

6.  pound
to beat or throb violently, as the heart.

7.  pound
to give forth a thumping sound.

8.  pound
to walk or go with heavy steps.

9.  pound
to work with force or vigor (often fol. by away).

10. (n.) pound
the act of pounding.

11.  pound
a heavy or forcible blow.

12.  pound
a thump.

13. (n.) pound
a unit of weight and of mass, varying in different periods and countries.

14.  pound
(in English-speaking countries) an avoirdupois unit of weight equal to 7000 grains, divided into 16 ounces (0.453 kg), used for ordinary commerce.

15.  pound
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 precious metals.

16.  pound
(in the U.S.) a unit of apothecaries' weight equal to 5760 grains, divided into 12 ounces (0.373 kg).

17.  pound
the basic monetary unit of Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria.

18.  pound
⁴.

19.  pound
a former monetary unit of various countries, as Israel, Libya, and Nigeria.

20. (n.) pound
an enclosure maintained by public authorities for confining stray or homeless animals.

21.  pound
an enclosure for sheltering, keeping, confining, or trapping animals.

22.  pound
an enclosure or trap for fish.

23.  pound
a place of confinement or imprisonment.

24.  pound
a place where illegally parked vehicles are impounded.

25. (n.) Pound
Ezra Loomis, 1885–1972, U.S. poet.

26.  Pound
Roscoe, 1870–1964, U.S. legal scholar and botanist.

Definition of 'pound'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pound, lb
16 ounces avoirdupois
"he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

2. (noun) British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

3. (noun) pound
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

4. (noun) Syrian pound, pound
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

5. (noun) Sudanese pound, pound
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

6. (noun) Lebanese pound, pound
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

7. (noun) Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

8. (noun) Egyptian pound, pound
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

9. (noun) Cypriot pound, pound
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

10. (noun) pound, lbf.
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

11. (noun) Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

12. (noun) pound, pound sign
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

13. (noun) pound, dog pound
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

14. (verb) hammer, pound, hammering, pounding
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

15. (verb) thump, pound, poke
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

16. (verb) ram, ram down, pound
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

17. (verb) lumber, pound
move heavily or clumsily
"The heavy man lumbered across the room"

18. (verb) beat, pound, thump
move rhythmically
"Her heart was beating fast"

19. (verb) pound, pound off
partition off into compartments
"The locks pound the water of the canal"

20. (verb) pound, pound up
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
"The prisoners are safely pounded"

21. (verb) impound, pound
place or shut up in a pound
"pound the cows so they don't stray"

22. (verb) pound
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

Definition of 'pound'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) pound
a unit for measuring weight equal to .454 kilograms
a baby weighing 8 pounds

2.  pound
£)
It only cost a few pounds.

3.  pound
the symbol (#), found on keyboards and phones
Enter your password followed by pound.

4. (verb) pound
to hit repeatedly with force
police pounding on the door; Huge guns pounding the city.

5.  pound
(of sb's heart) to beat quickly
My heart was pounding with fear.

Definition of 'pound'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) pound
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

2. (noun) pound
a level stretch in a canal between locks

3. (noun) pound
a kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward

4. (noun) pound
a certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces

5. (noun) pound
a British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value

6. pound
of Pound

7. (verb) pound
to strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat

8. (verb) pound
to comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt

9. (verb) pound
to strike heavy blows; to beat

10. (verb) pound
to make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds

11. (verb) pound
to confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound

Translation of 'pound'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (alsopound sterling usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.
Afrikaans: pond	Arabic: جُنيه استرليني	Bulgarian: лира
Brazilian: libra	Czech: libra	German: das Pfund
Danish: pund; pund sterling	Greek: λίρα, στερλίνα	Spanish: libra esterlina
Estonian: nael(sterling)	Farsi: پوند	Finnish: punta
French: livre sterling	Hebrew: לִירָה שְׂטֶרלִינג	Hindi: ब्रिटिश मुद्रा प्रणाली, प
Croatian: funta (britanski novac)	Hungarian: font (pénzegység)	Indonesian: poundsterling, mata uang
Icelandic: (sterlings)pund	Italian: sterlina	Japanese: ポンド通貨
Korean: 파운드	Lithuanian: svaras (sterlingų)	Latvian: (sterliņu) mārciņa
Malay: paun	Dutch: pond	Norwegian: pund (sterling)
Polish: funt (szterling)	Persian: پوند	Pashto: پوند
Portuguese: libra	Romanian: liră sterlină	Russian: фунт (стерлингов)
Slovak: libra	Slovenian: funt	Serbian: funta
Swedish: pund	Thai: หน่วยเงินตราของอังกฤษ	Turkish: sterlin,İngiliz lirası
Taiwanese: 英鎊	Ukrainian: фунт стерлінгів	Urdu: برطانيہ کي معياري کرنسي
Vietnamese: đồng bảng	Chinese: 英镑
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