POUND

Definition

1. verb hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. — synonyms: thump, poke
2. verb strike or drive against with a heavy impact. — synonyms: ram, ram_down
3. verb move heavily or clumsily. — synonyms: lumber
4. verb move rhythmically. — synonyms: beat, thump
5. verb partition off into compartments. — synonyms: pound_off
6. verb shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. — synonyms: pound_up
7. verb place or shut up in a pound. — synonyms: impound
8. verb break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle.
9. noun 16 ounces avoirdupois. — synonyms: lb
10. noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. — synonyms: British_pound, British_pound_sterling, pound_sterling, quid
11. noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy.
12. noun the basic unit of money in Syria. — synonyms: Syrian_pound
13. noun the basic unit of money in the Sudan. — synonyms: Sudanese_pound
14. noun the basic unit of money in Lebanon. — synonyms: Lebanese_pound
15. noun formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland. — synonyms: Irish_pound, Irish_punt, punt
16. noun the basic unit of money in Egypt. — synonyms: Egyptian_pound
17. noun the basic unit of money in Cyprus. — synonyms: Cypriot_pound
18. noun a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec. — synonyms: lbf.
19. noun United States writer who lived in Europe. — synonyms: Ezra_Pound, Ezra_Loomis_Pound
20. noun a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain). — synonyms: pound_sign
21. noun a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs. — synonyms: dog_pound
22. noun the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). — synonyms: hammer, hammering, pounding