Definition of pound | What does pound mean?
What is the definition of the word POUND?
Here is a list of definitions for pound.
- 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
- a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
- United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
- a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
What are the verbs of the word POUND?
Here is a list of definitions for pound.
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
- move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
- move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
- partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
- place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
What are the synonyms of the word POUND?
What is another word for POUND?. Here is a list of synonyms for POUND
- POUND
- LB
- BRITISH POUND
- BRITISH POUND STERLING
- POUND STERLING
- QUID
- SYRIAN POUND
- SUDANESE POUND
- LEBANESE POUND
- IRISH POUND
- IRISH PUNT
- PUNT
- EGYPTIAN POUND
- CYPRIOT POUND
- LBF.
- POUND
- EZRA POUND
- EZRA LOOMIS POUND
- POUND SIGN
- DOG POUND
- HAMMER
- HAMMERING
- POUNDING
- THUMP
- POKE
- RAM
- RAM DOWN
- LUMBER
- BEAT
- POUND OFF
- POUND UP
- IMPOUND
Words beginning with POUND?
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In which dictionaries does the word pound exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes