Meaning & Definition of Pound in English
Pound
noun
1. 16 ounces avoirdupois
- "He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
- pound,
- lb
2. The basic unit of money in great britain and northern ireland
- Equal to 100 pence
- British pound,
- pound,
- British pound sterling,
- pound sterling,
- quid
3. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
- pound
4. The basic unit of money in syria
- Equal to 100 piasters
- Syrian pound,
- pound
5. The basic unit of money in the sudan
- Equal to 100 piasters
- Sudanese pound,
- pound
6. The basic unit of money in lebanon
- Equal to 100 piasters
- Lebanese pound,
- pound
7. Formerly the basic unit of money in ireland
- Equal to 100 pence
- Irish pound,
- Irish punt,
- punt,
- pound
8. The basic unit of money in egypt
- Equal to 100 piasters
- Egyptian pound,
- pound
9. The basic unit of money in cyprus
- Equal to 100 cents
- Cypriot pound,
- pound
10. 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,
- lbf.
11. United states writer who lived in europe
- Strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
- Pound,
- Ezra Pound,
- Ezra Loomis Pound
12. A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in great britain)
- pound,
- pound sign
13. A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
- "Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
- pound,
- dog pound
14. The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- "The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
- "The pounding of feet on the hallway"
- hammer,
- pound,
- hammering,
- pounding
verb
1. Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- "The salesman pounded the door knocker"
- "A bible-thumping southern baptist"
- thump,
- pound,
- poke
2. Strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- "Ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
- "Pound on the door"
- ram,
- ram down,
- pound
3. Move heavily or clumsily
- "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
- lumber,
- pound
4. Move rhythmically
- "Her heart was beating fast"
- beat,
- pound,
- thump
5. Partition off into compartments
- "The locks pound the water of the canal"
- pound,
- pound off
6. Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
- "The prisoners are safely pounded"
- pound,
- pound up
7. Place or shut up in a pound
- "Pound the cows so they don't stray"
- impound,
- pound
8. Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
- "Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
- pound