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POUND
hammer, pound, hammering, pounding
(noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); âthe sudden hammer of fists caught him off guardâ; âthe pounding of feet on the hallwayâ
pound, dog pound
(noun) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; âunlicensed dogs will be taken to the poundâ
pound, pound sign
(noun) a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
(noun) United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
pound, lbf.
(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
pound, lb
(noun) 16 ounces avoirdupois; âhe got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 poundsâ
pound
(verb) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; âpound the roots with a heavy flat stoneâ
impound, pound
(verb) place or shut up in a pound; âpound the cows so they donât strayâ
pound, pound up
(verb) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; âThe prisoners are safely poundedâ
thump, pound, poke
(verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; âthe salesman pounded the door knockerâ; âa bible-thumping Southern Baptistâ
pound, pound off
(verb) partition off into compartments; âThe locks pound the water of the canalâ
ram, ram down, pound
(verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact; âram the gate with a sledgehammerâ; âpound on the doorâ
beat, pound, thump
(verb) move rhythmically; âHer heart was beating fastâ
lumber, pound
(verb) move heavily or clumsily; âThe heavy man lumbered across the roomâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
pound (plural pounds) (sometimes pound after numerals)
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
Synonym: lb
A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (â 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
Synonym: lb t
(US) The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)
Synonyms: hash, sharp
The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
Synonyms: ÂŁ, pound sterling, GBP, quid, nicker
Any of various units of currency used in Egypt and Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.
Synonym: punt
Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.
Usage notes
• Internationally, the "pound" has most commonly referred to the UK pound, ÂŁ, (pound sterling). The other currencies were usually distinguished in some way, e.g, the "Irish pound" or the "punt".
• In the vicinity of each other country calling its currency the pound among English speakers the local currency would be the "pound", with all others distinguished, e.g, the "British pound", the "Egyptian pound" etc.
• The general plural of "pound" has usually been "pounds" (at least since Chaucer), but the continuing use of the Old English genitive or neuter "pound" as the plural after numerals (for both currency and weight) is common in some regions. It can be considered correct, or colloquial, depending on region.
Etymology 2
Noun
pound (plural pounds)
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter.
(by metonymy) The people who work for the pound
A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound.
A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
Synonym: reach
A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
Usage notes
• Manx English uses this word uncountably.
Verb
pound (third-person singular simple present pounds, present participle pounding, simple past and past participle pounded)
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
Etymology 3
Verb
pound (third-person singular simple present pounds, present participle pounding, simple past and past participle pounded)
(transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
(transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
(transitive, slang) To eat or drink very quickly.
(transitive, baseball, slang) To pitch consistently to a certain location.
(intransitive, of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb.
(transitive, vulgar, slang) To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
To advance heavily with measured steps.
(engineering) To make a jarring noise, as when running.
(slang, dated) To wager a pound on.
Synonyms
• (strike hard): hammer, pelt; see also hit
• (crush to pieces): pulverate, triturate
• (eat or drink very quickly): bolt, down, chug; see also eat or drink
• (penetrate sexually): drill, get up in, nail, poke; see also copulate with
Noun
pound (plural pounds)
A hard blow.
Synonym: pounding
Proper noun
Pound (plural Pounds)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pound is the 10046th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3206 individuals. Pound is most common among White (89.05%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Pound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pounding.] Etym: [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a play on words.]
1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat. With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks. Dryden.
2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
Pound, v. i.
1. To strike heavy blows; to beat.
2. (Mach.)
Definition: To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
Pound, n. Etym: [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. Pinder, Pinfold, Pin to inclose, Pond.]
1. 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. Shak.
2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.
3. (Fishing)
Definition: A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward. Pound covert, a pound that is close or covered over, as a shed.
– Pound overt, a pound that is open overhead.
Pound, v. t.
Definition: To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. Milton.
Pound, n; pl. Pounds, collectively Pound pr Pounds. Etym: [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight, pendere top weigh. See Pendant.]
1. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in England is the pound avoirdupois, which is divided into sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains. The pound troy is divided into twelve ounces, and contains 5,760 grains. 144 pounds avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds troy weight. See Avoirdupois, and Troy.
2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.
Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about A. D. 671, a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times as large as it is at present. Peacham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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