What does pound mean?
Definitions for pound
paʊndpound
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pound.
Princeton's WordNet
pound, lbnoun
16 ounces avoirdupois
"he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quidnoun
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
poundnoun
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
Syrian pound, poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Sudanese pound, poundnoun
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Lebanese pound, poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, poundnoun
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Egyptian pound, poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Cypriot pound, poundnoun
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
pound, lbf.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
Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Poundnoun
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
pound, pound signnoun
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
pound, dog poundnoun
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
hammer, pound, hammering, poundingverb
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
thump, pound, pokeverb
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
ram, ram down, poundverb
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
lumber, poundverb
move heavily or clumsily
"The heavy man lumbered across the room"
beat, pound, thumpverb
move rhythmically
"Her heart was beating fast"
pound, pound offverb
partition off into compartments
"The locks pound the water of the canal"
pound, pound upverb
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
"The prisoners are safely pounded"
impound, poundverb
place or shut up in a pound
"pound the cows so they don't stray"
poundverb
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
POUNDnoun
Etymology: pond, pund , Sax. from pondo, Lat.
He that said, that he had rather have a grain of fortune than a pound of wisdom, as to the things of this life, spoke nothing but the voice of wisdom. Robert South, Sermons.
A pound doth consist of ounces, drams, scruples. John Wilkins.
Great Hannibal within the balance lay,
And tell how many pounds his ashes weigh. Dryden.That exchequer of medals in the cabinets of the great duke of Tuscany, is not worth so little as an hundred thousand pound. Henry Peacham, of Antiquities.
I hurry,
Not thinking it is levee-day,
And find his honour in a pound,
Hemm’d by a triple circle round. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.To Poundverb
Etymology: punian , Sax. whence in many places they use the word pun.
His mouth and nostrils pour’d a purple flood,
And pounded teeth came rushing with his blood. Dryden.Would’st thou not rather chuse a small renown
To be the mayor of some poor paltry town,
To pound false weights and scanty measures break. Dryden.Tir’d with the search, not finding what she seeks,
With cruel blows she pounds her blubber’d cheeks. Dryden.Shou’d their axle break, its overthrow
Would crush, and pound to dust the crowd below;
Nor friends their friends, nor fires their sons could know. John Dryden, Juvenal.Opaque white powder of glass, seen through a microscope, exhibits fragments pellucid and colourless, as the whole appeared to the naked eye before it was pounded. Richard Bentley.
She describes
How under ground the rude Riphean race
Mimick brisk cyder, with the brakes product wild
Sloes pounded. Philips.Lifted pestles brandished in the air,
Loud stroaks with pounding spice the fabrick rend,
And aromatick clouds in spires ascend. Samuel Garth.We’ll break our walls,
Rather than they shall pound us up. William Shakespeare.I ordered John to let out the good man’s sheep that were pounded by night. Spectator, №. 243.
ChatGPT
pound
A pound is a unit of mass or weight predominantly used in the imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. It is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms in the International System of Units (SI). It is often denoted by the symbol 'lb'. Conversely, the term 'pound' can also refer to the British currency, represented by the symbol '£'.
Webster Dictionary
Poundverb
to strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat
Poundverb
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
Poundverb
to strike heavy blows; to beat
Poundverb
to make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds
Poundnoun
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
Poundnoun
a level stretch in a canal between locks
Poundnoun
a kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward
Poundverb
to confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound
Pound
of Pound
Poundnoun
a certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces
Poundnoun
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
Etymology: [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a play on words.]
Wikidata
Pound
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound which is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms. The unit is descended from the Roman libra; the name pound is a Germanic adaptation of the Latin phrase libra pondo, 'a pound by weight'. Usage of the unqualified term pound reflects the historical conflation of mass and weight. This accounts for the modern distinguishing terms pound-mass and pound-force.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pound
pownd, n. long the unit of weight in the western and central states of Europe, differing, however, in value in all of them—a weight of 16 oz. avoirdupois for general goods, the troy-pound of 12 oz. being for bullion (the troy lb. is defined as 5760 grains, of which the lb. avoirdupois contains 7000): the pound sterling, a money of account: a sovereign or 20s., also represented in Scotland by a note (the Pound Scots is 1⁄12th of the pound sterling, or 1s. 8d.—of its twenty shillings each is worth an English penny): (Spens.) a balance.—v.t. (slang) to wager a pound on.—ns. Pound′age, a charge or tax made on each pound; Pound′al, a name sometimes used for the absolute foot pound second unit of force, which will produce in one pound a velocity of one foot per second, after acting for one second; Pound′-cake, a sweet cake whose ingredients are measured by weight; Pound′er, he who has, or that which weighs, many pounds—used only after a number, as a 12-pounder.—adj. Pound′-fool′ish, neglecting the care of large sums in attending to little ones. [A.S. pund—L. pondo, by weight, pondus, a weight—pendĕre, to weigh.]
Pound
pownd, v.t. to shut up or confine, as strayed animals.—n. an enclosure in which strayed animals are confined: a level part of a canal between two locks: a pound-net.—ns. Pound′age, a charge made for pounding stray cattle; Pound′-keep′er; Pound′-net, a kind of weir in fishing, forming a trap by an arrangement of nets (the wings, leader, and pocket, bowl, or pound). [A.S. pund, enclosure.]
Pound
pownd, v.t. to beat into fine pieces: to bruise: to bray with a pestle.—v.i. to walk with heavy steps.—n. Pound′er. [M. E. pounen—A.S. punian, to beat; -d excrescent.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pound
A lagoon, or space of water, surrounded by reefs and shoals, wherein fish are kept, as at Bermuda.
Rap Dictionary
poundnoun
4 pound - .40 cal pistol; tre pound - .30 cal pistol
poundnoun
4 pound - .45 caliber gun; tre pound - .38 revolver
poundnoun
tre pound - .357 magnum revolver A .38 special round can fit in some .357 revolvers. More or less, a tre# means TRE= 3 and #= any number .30 .32 .33 .35 .357 .38 Same for the four# four=4 and #= any number .40 .41 .44 .45
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
POUND
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pound is ranked #10046 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Pound surname appeared 3,206 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Pound.
89% or 2,855 total occurrences were White.
4.9% or 160 total occurrences were Black.
1.9% or 61 total occurrences were Asian.
1.8% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 52 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.5% or 18 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pound' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3419
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pound' in Written Corpus Frequency: #308
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pound' in Nouns Frequency: #205
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pound in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of pound in a Sentence
As we have arguably few-to-no effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease, prevention is crucial. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of treatment, to know that people could potentially improve their cognitive reserve by taking simple steps such as going to classes at the community center, playing bingo with their friends or spending more time walking or gardening is very exciting.
(There will be) sell-off in the euro as talk of other exit referenda builds, this sell-off will be more profound and long-lasting and will be not just against the dollar and yen but also against the pound. It will also raise fears of significant loss of values for holders of Euro-zone government bonds.
One microbial fuel cell costs about 1 pound ($2) to make, and we think that a small unit like the demo we have mocked up for this experiment could cost as little as 600 pounds to set up, which is a significant bonus as this technology is, in theory, everlasting.
If you're a fox, a 400-pound llama coming at you and looking eye to eye with you it's usually enough for the predator to say, 'Enough, I'm out of here,'.
I have a 20-pound 5-month-old who is growing like a weed, if the nutritional value is good enough to sustain his life, why not add a few extra vitamins to your diet.
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Translations for pound
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- pondAfrikaans
- باوند, منا, رطل, جنيهArabic
- фунтBulgarian
- lliuraCatalan, Valencian
- bušit, libra, útulekCzech
- pwys, puntWelsh
- pundDanish
- Pfund, Tierheim, Verwahrstelle, ZwingerGerman
- toEwe
- λίρα, λίβρα, μαντρί, μνα, μάντραGreek
- pundo, funtoEsperanto
- pilar, libra, perrera, pulverizarSpanish
- libraBasque
- naula, eläinkoti, isku, pommittaa, takoa, rusikoida, jyskyttää, ryskyttää, imaista, punta, pauna, takavarikkoalue, troy-naula, sulkuallas, hakata, murskata, marssiaFinnish
- pundFaroese
- livre, fourrière, pilonnerFrench
- punt, pónaIrish
- punnd, nota, buail, notScottish Gaelic
- puntManx
- לירהHebrew
- पाउंडHindi
- fontHungarian
- ֆունտArmenian
- poundIndonesian
- bangaIcelandic
- bacino idrico, martellare, colpire, flagellare, ingurgitare, frantumare, battere, polverizzare, picchiare, canile, botta, lira, recinto, colpo forte, deposito auto, pestare, trangugiare, tritare, affogarsi, triturare, libbra, lira sterlina, gattile, tonfo, sterlina, autoparco, martellioItalian
- ポンドJapanese
- 파운드, 빻다Korean
- libraLatin
- PondLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- daužyti, svarasLithuanian
- фунта, либра, кафилеријаMacedonian
- paund, kandang, paun, kurunganMalay
- lira, libraMaltese
- ပေါင်Burmese
- pond, beukenDutch
- pundNorwegian
- funtPolish
- pulverizar, devorar, libra, pátio, libra esterlina, bater, triturar, abrigo, batidaPortuguese
- livră, pfund, pisa, bate, lirăRomanian
- колоти́ть, дроби́ть, фунт, толочь, раздробля́ть, моло́ть, ло́патьRussian
- фунта, funtaSerbo-Croatian
- libraSlovak
- funtSlovene
- pundSwedish
- ratiliSwahili
- దంచుTelugu
- ปอนด์Thai
- libreTurkish
- paoVietnamese
- פונטYiddish
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