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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Synonyms:
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:
ponds

Idioms, 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

  • Variant of pound.

    From Wiktionary

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