pound
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[paʊnd]
vb
to strike heavily and often
to beat to a pulp; pulverize
to instil by constant drilling
to pound Latin into him
to produce, as by typing heavily
to walk (the pavement, street, etc) repeatedly
he pounded the pavement looking for a job
to throb heavily
n
a heavy blow; thump
the act of pounding
pound
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[paʊnd]
n
an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453 592 kilogramsAbbreviation:lb
a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373 242 kilogramsAbbreviation:lb trAbbreviation:lb t
an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy
a unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound avoirdupois where the acceleration of free fall is 32.174 feet per second per secondAbbreviation:lbf
the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and various UK overseas territories, divided into 100 pence.Official name pound sterling.(as modifier)
the standard monetary unit of the following countriesCyprus: divided into 100 cents.Egypt: divided into 100 piastres.Lebanon: divided into 100 piastres.Syria: divided into 100 piastres
another name for lira
Also called: pound Scots a former Scottish monetary unit originally worth an English pound but later declining in value to 1 shilling 8 pence
Also called: punt the former standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence; replaced by the euro in 2002
a former monetary unit of the Sudan replaced by the dinar in 1992
pound
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[paʊnd]
n
an enclosure, esp one maintained by a public authority, for keeping officially removed vehicles or distrained goods or animals, esp stray dogs
a place where people are confined
a trap for animals.a trap or keepnet for fish.See pound net
vb
to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain
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