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Dictionary definition for the word "pound"
pound
(noun)
20 definitions 1: 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" [syn: lb] 2: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence [syn: British pound, pound sterling, quid] 3: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters [syn: Syrian pound] 4: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters [syn: Sudanese pound] 5: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters [syn: Lebanese pound] 6: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt] 7: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters [syn: Egyptian pound] 8: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn: Cypriot pound] 9: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec [syn: lbf.] 10: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) [syn: Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound] 11: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: dog pound] 12: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: hammer, hammering, pounding] v 13: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" [syn: thump, poke] 14: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: ram, ram down] 15: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" [syn: lumber] 17: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" [syn: pound off] 18: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: pound up] 19: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" [syn: impound] 20: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
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