pound

(noun) 16 ounces avoirdupois. Synonyms: lb. Example: "He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds."

(noun) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence. Synonyms: British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid.

(noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy.

(noun) the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters. Synonyms: Syrian pound.

(noun) the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters. Synonyms: Sudanese pound.

(noun) the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters. Synonyms: Lebanese pound.

(noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence. Synonyms: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt.

(noun) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters. Synonyms: Egyptian pound.

(noun) the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents. Synonyms: Cypriot pound.

(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. Synonyms: lbf..

(noun) United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972). Synonyms: Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound.

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

(noun) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs. Synonyms: dog pound. Example: "Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound."

(noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). Synonyms: hammer, hammering, pounding. Examples: "The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard." "The pounding of feet on the hallway."

(verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. Synonyms: thump, poke. Examples: "The salesman pounded the door knocker." "A bible-thumping southern baptist."

(verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact. Synonyms: ram, ram down. Examples: "Ram the gate with a sledgehammer." "Pound on the door."

(verb) move heavily or clumsily. Synonyms: lumber. Example: "The heavy man lumbered across the room."

(verb) move rhythmically. Synonyms: beat, thump. Example: "Her heart was beating fast."

(verb) partition off into compartments. Synonyms: pound off. Example: "The locks pound the water of the canal."

(verb) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. Synonyms: pound up. Example: "The prisoners are safely pounded."

(verb) place or shut up in a pound. Synonyms: impound. Example: "Pound the cows so they don't stray."

(verb) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle. Example: "Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone."