Definitions for sound

(the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music")

(the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds")

(mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them")

(the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

(the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials")

((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)

(a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)

(a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast")

(appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting")

(make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

(give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy")

(announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm")

(utter with vibrating vocal chords)

(cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note")

(measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line)

(financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy")

(exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision")

(in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation")

(in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body")

(logically valid; "a sound argument")

(having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property")

(free from moral defect; "a man of sound character")

((of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep")

(thorough; "a sound thrashing")