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• 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.

• lb
• British pound
• British pound sterling
• pound sterling
• quid
• Syrian pound
• Sudanese pound
• Lebanese pound
• Irish pound
• Irish punt
• punt
• Egyptian pound
• Cypriot pound
• lbf.
• Pound
• Ezra Pound
• Ezra Loomis Pound
• pound sign
• dog pound
• hammer
• hammering
• pounding
• thump
• poke
• ram
• ram down
• lumber
• beat
• pound off
• pound up
• impound

News & Articles

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• Pound Climbs a Third Week Versus Dollar as Jobless Claims Fall
  The pound climbed for a third week versus the dollar, the longest run of gains since September, as a report showed U.K. jobless claims fell more than economists forecast in May, adding to signs the economy is recovering.
  June 15, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Pound Pups
  Four dogs and a cat at the Park Hills pound, as well as a large number of cats and kittens at the Farmington pound, are seeking their owners or new homes where they can be loved and cared for.
  June 15, 2013 - Park Hills Daily Journal
• Pound Set for Third Weekly Advance as U.K. House Prices Increase
  The pound headed for a third weekly gain versus the dollar, its longest winning streak since September, as an industry report showed U.K. house prices rose to a record in May.
  June 14, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• George Osborne in guardian.co.uk
  Osborne said: "Sterling has devalued rapidly against the euro and the dollar. We are in danger, if the government is not careful, of having a proper sterling collapse, a run on the pound. The danger of a run on the pound is that it pushes up...
• Tom Izzo in New York Times
  Just as I decided to stay home, I hope a 6-8, 270-pound forward in Cleveland decides to stay home,Izzo said.