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Meaning of 'pound' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pound [ n.]
- An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.
- A level stretch in a canal between locks.
- A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
- A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
- A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.
2 . Pound [ pl. ]
- of Pound
3 . Pound [ v. i.]
- To strike heavy blows; to beat.
- To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
4 . Pound [ v. t.]
- To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
- To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
- To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

Meaning of 'pound' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pound [ n]
Meaning (1):
- 16 ounces avoirdupois
Example in sentence:
  • he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
Meaning (2):
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Example in sentence:
  • the pounding of feet on the hallway;
  • the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
Meaning (3):
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
Example in sentence:
  • unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
4 . pound [ v]
Meaning (4):
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Example in sentence:
  • a bible-thumping Southern Baptist;
  • the salesman pounded the door knocker
Meaning (5):
- move rhythmically
Example in sentence:
  • Her heart was beating fast
Meaning (6):
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Example in sentence:
  • pound on the door;
  • ram the gate with a sledgehammer
Meaning (7):
- place or shut up in a pound
Example in sentence:
  • pound the cows so they don't stray
Meaning (8):
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
Example in sentence:
  • pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
Meaning (9):
- move heavily or clumsily
Example in sentence:
  • The heavy man lumbered across the room
Meaning (10):
- partition off into compartments
Example in sentence:
  • The locks pound the water of the canal
Meaning (11):
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
Example in sentence:
  • The prisoners are safely pounded

Nearby Words:

pouch pouch-mouthed pouch-shell pouched pouchet box pouching pouchong poudre poudrette poulaine

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