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Definition of POUND

noun : POUND

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- pound ,
- lb
) 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" ;

2. (
) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence ;

3. (
- pound ,
) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy ;

4. (
- Syrian_pound ,
- pound ,
) the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters ;

5. (
- Sudanese_pound ,
- pound ,
) the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters ;

6. (
- Lebanese_pound ,
- pound ,
) the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters ;

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

8. (
- Egyptian_pound ,
- pound ,
) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters ;

9. (
- Cypriot_pound ,
- pound ,
) the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents ;

10. (
- pound ,
- lbf.
) 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. (
) United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) ;

12. (
- pound ,
- pound_sign
) a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) ;

13. (
- pound ,
- dog_pound
) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" ;

14. (
- hammer ,
- pound ,
- hammering ,
- pounding
) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" ;

verb : POUND

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- thump ,
- pound ,
- poke ,
) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" ;

2. (
- ram ,
- ram_down ,
- pound ,
) strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" ;

3. (
- lumber ,
- pound ,
) move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" ;

4. (
- beat ,
- pound ,
- thump
) move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" ;

5. (
- pound ,
- pound_off
) partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" ;

6. (
- pound ,
- pound_up
) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" ;

7. (
- impound ,
- pound ,
) place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" ;

8. (
- pound ,
) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" ;

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