Meaning of: Pound
~Noun
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- Ezra Loomis Pound,
- Ezra Pound,
- Pound
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- United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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- pound,
- Sudanese pound
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- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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- pound,
- Syrian pound
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- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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- Lebanese pound,
- pound
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- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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- British pound,
- British pound sterling,
- pound,
- pound sterling,
- quid
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- the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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- Egyptian pound,
- pound
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- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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- Cypriot pound,
- pound
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- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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- hammer,
- hammering,
- pound,
- pounding
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- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Example - " the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
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- Irish pound,
- Irish punt,
- pound,
- punt
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- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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- pound
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- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
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- pound,
- pound sign
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- a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
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- dog pound,
- pound
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- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
Example - " unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
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- lbf.,
- pound
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- a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
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- lb,
- pound
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- 16 ounces avoirdupois
Example - " he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
~Verb
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- pound,
- ram,
- ram down
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- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Example - " ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
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- pound,
- pound up
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- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
Example - " The prisoners are safely pounded"
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- impound,
- pound
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- place or shut up in a pound
Example - " pound the cows so they don't stray"
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- pound,
- pound off
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- partition off into compartments
Example - " The locks pound the water of the canal"
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- beat,
- pound,
- thump
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- move rhythmically
Example - " Her heart was beating fast"
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- lumber,
- pound
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- move heavily or clumsily
Example - " The heavy man lumbered across the room"
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- poke,
- pound,
- thump
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- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Example - " the salesman pounded the door knocker"
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- pound
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- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
Example - " pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
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