Pond Definition
pŏnd
ponds
noun
ponds
A body of water smaller than a lake, often artificially formed.
Webster's New World
The definition of a pond is a small body of water, or is a slang term for the Atlantic Ocean.
An example of a pond is a small five acre body of water bordered by a neighborhood.
An example of a pond is what the British call going to the U.S.; going across the pond.
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verb
To form ponds or large puddles.
Debris blocked the culvert, and the stream began to pond.
American Heritage
To cause to form ponds or large puddles.
The landslide ponded the stream.
American Heritage
To form ponds or large puddles on (a piece of land).
American Heritage
To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.
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idiom
the pond
- the N Atlantic Ocean
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pond
Noun
Singular:
pond
Plural:
pondsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pond
- the pond
Origin of Pond
Middle English ponde from Old English pund- enclosure
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Variant of pound.
From Wiktionary
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