pound
pownd
- n 16 ounces avoirdupois
he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds - n the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- n a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
- n the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
- n the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
- n the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
- n formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- n the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
- n the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
- n a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
- n United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
- n a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
- n a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound - n the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
the pounding of feet on the hallway - v hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
the salesman pounded the door knocker - v strike or drive against with a heavy impact
pound on the door - v move heavily or clumsily
- v move rhythmically
- v partition off into compartments
The locks pound the water of the canal - v shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
The prisoners are safely pounded - v place or shut up in a pound
pound the cows so they don't stray - v break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
- Other terms for the move include "power five," "fist pound," "knuckle bump," "Quarter Pounder" and "dap.
- That shed another 2,500 pounds.
- Pound, Dollar Franc Chaos but not panic gripped world money marts last week.