English dictionary
pound
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
noun
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
noun
- a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
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
noun
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
noun
- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
noun
- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
noun
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
noun
- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
noun
- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
noun
- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
noun
- 16 ounces avoirdupois
noun
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
verb
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
verb
- place or shut up in a pound
verb
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
verb
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
verb
- partition off into compartments
verb
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
verb
- move rhythmically
verb
- move heavily or clumsily
Example sentences
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
the pounding of feet on the hallway
unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
pound the cows so they don't stray
The prisoners are safely pounded
the salesman pounded the door knocker
a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
The locks pound the water of the canal
ram the gate with a sledgehammer
pound on the door
Her heart was beating fast
The heavy man lumbered across the room