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pound

noun
  1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
    hammer
  2. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
    “unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound”
    dog pound
  3. a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
    pound sign
  4. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
    lbf.
  5. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    quidpound sterling
  6. the basic unit of money in Cyprus
  7. the basic unit of money in Egypt
  8. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland
    punt
  9. the basic unit of money in Lebanon
  10. the basic unit of money in the Sudan
  11. the basic unit of money in Syria
  12. equivalent to 16 ounces avoirdupois
    “They got a hernia when they tried to lift 100 pounds.”
    lb
  13. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
verb
  1. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
    “pound the roots with a heavy flat stone”
  2. place or shut up in a pound
    “pound the cows so they don't stray”
    impound
  3. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
    “The prisoners are safely pounded”
    pound up
  4. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
    “the salesman pounded the door knocker”
    poke
  5. partition off into compartments
    “The locks pound the water of the canal”
    pound off
  6. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
    ramram down
  7. move rhythmically
    beat
  8. move heavily or clumsily
    lumber