pound [ paundz ]

• n.
  • 16 ounces

    "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

    同义词： lb

  • the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence

    同义词： British pound British pound sterling pound sterling quid

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

    同义词： Syrian pound

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

    同义词： Sudanese pound

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

    同义词： Lebanese pound

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

    同义词： Irish pound Irish punt punt

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

    同义词： Egyptian pound

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

    同义词： Cypriot pound

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

    同义词： lbf.

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

    同义词： Ezra Pound Ezra Loomis Pound

  • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

    "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

    同义词： dog pound

  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

    "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

    同义词： hammer hammering pounding

• v.
  • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

    "the salesman pounded the door knocker"

    同义词： thump poke

  • strike or drive against with a heavy impact

    "pound on the door"

    同义词： ram ram down

  • move heavily or clumsily

    同义词： lumber

  • move rhythmically

    同义词： beat thump

  • partition off into compartments

    "The locks pound the water of the canal"

    同义词： pound off

  • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

    "The prisoners are safely pounded"

    同义词： pound up

  • place or shut up in a pound

    "pound the cows so they don't stray"

    同义词： impound

  • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

    "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

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