Meaning & Definition of Pound in English

1. 16 ounces avoirdupois

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

2. The basic unit of money in great britain and northern ireland

• Equal to 100 pence

3. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

4. The basic unit of money in syria

• Equal to 100 piasters

5. The basic unit of money in the sudan

• Equal to 100 piasters

6. The basic unit of money in lebanon

• Equal to 100 piasters

7. Formerly the basic unit of money in ireland

• Equal to 100 pence

8. The basic unit of money in egypt

• Equal to 100 piasters

9. The basic unit of money in cyprus

• Equal to 100 cents

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

11. United states writer who lived in europe

• Strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

12. A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in great britain)

13. A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

• "Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the 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"

1. Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

• "The salesman pounded the door knocker"

• "A bible-thumping southern baptist"

2. Strike or drive against with a heavy impact

• "Ram the gate with a sledgehammer"

• "Pound on the door"

3. Move heavily or clumsily

• "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

4. Move rhythmically

• "Her heart was beating fast"

5. Partition off into compartments

• "The locks pound the water of the canal"

6. Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

• "The prisoners are safely pounded"

7. Place or shut up in a pound

• "Pound the cows so they don't stray"

8. Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

• "Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"