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

2. (noun) British poundpoundBritish pound sterlingpound sterlingquid
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 poundpound
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters


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


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


7. (noun) Irish poundIrish puntpuntpound
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence


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


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


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


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


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

14. (noun) hammerpoundhammeringpounding
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) thumppoundpoke
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

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

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

18. (verb) beatpoundthump
move rhythmically
"Her heart was beating fast"

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

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

21. (verb) impoundpound
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"


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