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Pound

noun

1.

16 ounces avoirdupois. Synonym: lb.

2.

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

3.

A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy.

4.

The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters. Synonym: Syrian pound.

5.

The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters. Synonym: Sudanese pound.

6.

The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters. Synonym: Lebanese pound.

7.

Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence. Synonyms: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt.

8.

The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters. Synonym: Egyptian pound.

9.

The basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents. Synonym: Cypriot pound.

10.

A nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec. Synonym: lbf..

11.

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

12.

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

13.

A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs. Synonym: dog pound.

14.

The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). Synonyms: hammer, hammering, pounding. "The pounding of feet on the hallway"

verb

(past & past part. pounded; pres. part. pounding)

1.

Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. Synonyms: poke, thump. "A bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

2.

Strike or drive against with a heavy impact. Synonyms: ram, ram down. "Pound on the door"

3.

Move heavily or clumsily. Synonym: lumber.

4.

Move rhythmically. Synonyms: beat, thump.

5.

Partition off into compartments. Synonym: pound off.

6.

Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. Synonym: pound up.

7.

Place or shut up in a pound. Synonym: impound.

8.

Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle.

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"Pound" Quotes from Famous Books

... this very night. I have searched the Elizabeth from stem to stern, and the craft brought up alongside of her; and all I have found is a wretched Frenchman, who skulked so that I made sure of him, and not a blessed anker of foreign brandy, nor even a forty-pound bag of tea. You had that packet of letters in your neck-tie. Hand them to ...

— Mary Anerley • R. D. Blackmore

... and make it up with him, and then borrow? I weighed the chances of that. Then I thought of selling or pawning something, but that seemed difficult. My winter overcoat had not cost a pound when it was new, my watch was not likely to fetch many shillings. Still, both these things might be factors. I thought with a certain repugnance of the little store my mother was probably making for the rent. She was very secretive about ...

— In the Days of the Comet • H. G. Wells

... currents may have driven too near their coast. When the vessels are captured the cargoes are deposited in their warehouses, the vessels are broken up, and the crews are retained as slaves, to dig yams or pound paddy. Unless they are irritated by a desperate resistance, or they attack an inimical tribe, they do not shed blood, as has generally been supposed; restrained, however, by no other feeling than that of avarice, for the slaves are too valuable to be destroyed. In their physiognomy these ...

— Borneo and the Indian Archipelago - with drawings of costume and scenery • Frank S. Marryat

... in suspension settles rapidly, a serious fault. It is more soluble than arsenate of lead and hence there is greater danger of burning the foliage with it. Moreover, it costs from twenty to twenty-five cents a pound, and the arsenate of lead can be purchased for from eight to ...

— Apple Growing • M. C. Burritt

... ordnance upon the Canadian shore, which in this part is thickly settled, the distance from the island being about 600 yards and within sight of the populous village of Chippewa. They put several balls (6-pound shot) through a house in which a party of militiamen were quartered and which is the dwelling house of Captain Usher, a respectable inhabitant. They killed a horse on which a man at the time was riding, but happily did no ...

— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Section 2 (of 2) of Volume 3: Martin Van Buren • James D. Richardson

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