Definitions for pound

Overview of noun pound

The noun pound has 14 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (42) pound, lb

(16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds")

2. (2) British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid

(the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence)

3. pound

(a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy)

4. Syrian pound, pound

(the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters)

5. Sudanese pound, pound

(the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters)

6. Lebanese pound, pound

(the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters)

7. Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound

(formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence)

8. Egyptian pound, pound

(the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters)

9. Cypriot pound, pound

(the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents)

10. pound, lbf.

(a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec)

11. Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound

(United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972))

12. pound, pound sign

(a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain))

13. pound, dog pound

(a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound")

14. hammer, pound, hammering, pounding

(the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway")

Overview of verb pound

The verb pound has 8 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (5) thump, pound, poke

(hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist")

2. (3) ram, ram down, pound

(strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door")

3. (1) lumber, pound

(move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room")

4. (1) beat, pound, thump

(move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast")

5. pound, pound off

(partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal")

6. pound, pound up

(shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded")

7. impound, pound

(place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray")

8. pound

(break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone")