Definition of Pound

1. Noun. 16 ounces avoirdupois. "He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

Exact synonyms: Lb
Generic synonyms: Avoirdupois Unit
Terms within: Ounce, Oz., Half Pound
Group relationships: Stone, Quarter

2. Verb. Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. "The fighter managed to pound his opponent"; "A bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
Exact synonyms: Poke, Thump
Generic synonyms: Hit
Derivative terms: Poke, Pounding, Thump

3. Noun. The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence.
Exact synonyms: British Pound, British Pound Sterling, Pound Sterling, Quid
Generic synonyms: British Monetary Unit
Terms within: Penny

4. Verb. Strike or drive against with a heavy impact. "Pound on the door"
Exact synonyms: Ram, Ram Down
Generic synonyms: Thrust
Derivative terms: Ram, Rammer

5. Noun. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy.
Generic synonyms: Force Unit

6. Verb. Move heavily or clumsily. "The children pound to the playground"; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
Exact synonyms: Lumber
Generic synonyms: Walk

7. Noun. The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters.
Exact synonyms: Syrian Pound
Terms within: Piaster, Piastre
Generic synonyms: Syrian Monetary Unit

8. Verb. Move rhythmically. "Her heart was beating fast"
Exact synonyms: Beat, Thump
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Pulsate, Pulse, Throb, Flutter, Palpitate, Thrash, Flap
Related verbs: Beat
Derivative terms: Beat, Beat, Pounding

9. Noun. The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters.
Exact synonyms: Sudanese Pound
Terms within: Piaster, Piastre
Generic synonyms: Sudanese Monetary Unit

10. Verb. Partition off into compartments. "The locks pound the water of the canal"
Exact synonyms: Pound Off
Generic synonyms: Partition, Partition Off

11. Noun. The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters.
Exact synonyms: Lebanese Pound
Terms within: Piaster, Piastre
Generic synonyms: Lebanese Monetary Unit

12. Verb. Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. "The prisoners are safely pounded"
Exact synonyms: Pound Up
Generic synonyms: Confine, Hold, Restrain
Related verbs: Impound
Derivative terms: Poundage

13. Noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence.
Exact synonyms: Irish Pound, Irish Punt, Punt
Terms within: Penny
Generic synonyms: Irish Monetary Unit

14. Verb. Place or shut up in a pound. "Pound the cows so they don't stray"
Exact synonyms: Impound
Generic synonyms: Confine, Hold, Restrain
Related verbs: Pound Up

15. Noun. The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters.
Exact synonyms: Egyptian Pound
Generic synonyms: Egyptian Monetary Unit
Terms within: Piaster, Piastre

16. Verb. Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle. "Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Fragment, Fragmentise, Fragmentize
Derivative terms: Pounder

17. Noun. The basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents.
Exact synonyms: Cypriot Pound
Generic synonyms: Cypriot Monetary Unit
Terms within: Mil

18. 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.
Exact synonyms: Lbf.
Generic synonyms: Force Unit
Terms within: Quarter Pound

19. Noun. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972).
Exact synonyms: Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Pound
Generic synonyms: Poet, Author, Writer

20. Noun. A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain).
Exact synonyms: Pound Sign
Generic synonyms: Symbol

21. Noun. A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs. "Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
Exact synonyms: Dog Pound
Generic synonyms: Enclosure

22. Noun. The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). "The pounding of feet on the hallway"
Exact synonyms: Hammer, Hammering, Pounding
Generic synonyms: Blow
Derivative terms: Hammer

Definition of Pound

1. v. t. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

2. v. i. To strike heavy blows; to beat.

3. n. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.

4. v. t. To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

5. n. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.

Definition of Pound

1. Noun. Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. ¹

2. Noun. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g) ¹

3. Noun. A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (? 373.242 g). ¹

4. Noun. (American English) The symbol (unsupported #) (octothorpe, hash) ¹

5. Noun. The unit of currency of used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. ¹

6. Noun. Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel. ¹

7. Noun. A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. ¹

8. Noun. A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. ¹

9. Noun. The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive slang) To eat or drink very quickly. ¹

13. Verb. (transitive baseball slang) To pitch consistently to a certain location. ¹

14. Verb. (intransitive of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb. ¹

15. Verb. (transitive slang) To vigorously sexually penetrate. ¹

16. Noun. A hard blow. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pound

1. to strike heavily and repeatedly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pound

poultry
poultryman
poultrymen
poultrywoman
poultrywomen
poults
pounce
pounced
pouncer
pouncers
pounces
pouncet
pouncets
pouncing
pouncingly
pound-foolish
pound-for-pound
pound-force
pound cake
pound cakes
pound for pound
pound net
pound of flesh
pound off
pound sand
pound shop
pound sign
pound signs
pound sterling

Literary usage of Pound

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1860)
"On cocoa, one cent per pound; chocolate, four cents per pound; on mace, fifty cents per pound; nutmegs, thirty cents per pound; cloves, eight cents per ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The pound troy in Great Britain is defined as 5760 grains and is divided into 12 ... The imperial standard troy pound constructed in 1758 was the only legal ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"pound was among the refugees; but his collections and papers were destroyed. ... pound was, in July 1707—a year after his return to England—presented by Sir ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The avoirdupois dram differs from the apothecaries' dram, and the avoirdupois ounce and pound differ from the troy units of the same name. ..."

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