pound¹ Definition
pound (po̵und)
noun pl. pounds, pound
- the basic unit of weight in the FPS system, equal to l6 ounces avoirdupois (453.59237 grams)
- a unit of weight equal to 12 ounces troy or 12 ounces apothecaries' (373.2418 grams)
- the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, equal to 100 (new) pennies: before 1971 a pound was equal to 20 shillings or 240 pennies: symbol, £ (see libra, )
- any of the basic monetary units of various countries, as Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria
- a former Scottish monetary unit (pound Scots), originally equal to the British pound
- Bible mina
Etymology: ME < OE pund, akin to Ger pfund: WGmc loanword < L pondo, a pound, orig. abl. of pondus, weight (in libra pondo, a pound in weight), akin to pendere: see pendant
pound² Definition
pound (po̵und)
transitive verb
- to beat to a pulp, powder, etc.; pulverize
- to strike or drive with repeated, heavy blows
- to make by pounding
- to force or impose pound sense into him
Etymology: altered (with unhistoric -d) < ME pownen < OE punian, akin to Du puin, rubbish
intransitive verb
- to deliver repeated, heavy blows (at or on a door, etc.)
- to move with heavy steps or come down heavily while moving
- to beat heavily; throb
noun
- the act of pounding
- a hard blow
- the sound of this; thud; thump
pound² Idioms
pound out
- to flatten, smooth, etc. by pounding
- to play, as on a piano, with a very heavy touch
- to produce, as on a typewriter, by intense, unremitting effort
pound one's ear
☆Slang to sleep
pound the pavement
☆Slang to walk the streets, as in looking for work
pound³ Definition
pound (po̵und)
noun
- an enclosure, maintained as by a town, for confining stray animals until claimed
- an enclosure for keeping or sheltering animals
- an enclosure for trapping animals
- a place of confinement, as for arrested persons
- an enclosed area for catching or keeping fish, esp. the inner section of a pound net
Etymology: ME poonde < OE pund- (in comp.), akin to pyndan, to shut up
transitive verb
Archaic to confine in a pound
Pound Definition
Pound (po̵und)
Pound, Ezra (Loomis) 1885-1972; U.S. poet, in Italy (1924-45; 1958-72)
Pound, Roscoe 1870-1964; U.S. educator & legal scholar
pound Synonyms
pound
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pound Synonyms
pound Finance Definition
pound Usage Examples
Object
- drum: Virtuoso guitar playing melds with pounding electronic drums to bring you tunes you'll be humming for weeks.
- pavement: You don't have to join a gym, or pound the pavements, although you can if you like.
Converse of object
- weigh: For men weighing 180 pounds, the key number is 16 miles a week.
- shed: Its time to shed some pounds with the weight loss advisor!
- scrap: He plans to scrap the pound within two years.
- lose: Also losing the pound is part of our identity loss.
- donate: They're asking listeners to help by donating just 5 pounds.
- abolish: Odd it may sound, but there is a psychological connection between abolishing pounds and inches and abolishing Trial by Jury.
Modifies a noun
- sterling: Of use pay pounds sterling country you're visiting.
- coin: Dean also gave her encouragement by giving her a pound coin every time she lost a pound.
- bn: A photo booklet racing services companies pounds bn is i might get.
- redevelopment: The Cumberland remains closed whilst completing a multi-million pound redevelopment.
- refurbishment: It has recently reopened in great splendor after a 1.5 million pound refurbishment of the Grade II listed premises in Coventry Street, W1.
Noun used with modifier
- multi-million: A very stylish multi-million pound Leisure Center is now in business.
- multi-billion: The UK situation So, back to this evening's central question: is the UK missing out on a multi-billion pound industry?
- GB: Prices All prices quoted on our pages are in GB pounds sterling and include VAT.
- summit: The small and large electric pumps filling up the summit pound.
Preposition: of
flesh: Filled with a certain trepidation, I decided to risk losing another pound of flesh: I stayed out in the tent.
Preposition: per
- annum: A brand that will attract - no, demand - a shirt sponsorship of several MILLION pounds per annum?
- inch: Look for a pressure washer that puts out 1,500 PSI ( pounds per square inch ).
Browse dictionary entries near pound
- ‹ pouncet box
- ‹ pounce
- ‹ poultryman
- ‹ poultry
- ‹ poultice
- ‹ poulterer
- ‹ poult
- ‹ Poulsen, Kevin
- ‹ Poulenc
- ‹ poule
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- pound-foolish ›
- Pound, (Nathan) Roscoe ›
- pound net ›
- pound sign ›
- poundage ›
- poundal ›
- poundcake ›
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