pound meaning and definition

POUND noun

Definition of pound (noun)

1. 16 ounces avoirdupois
   • "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
   • synonyms: lb
2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
   • synonyms: British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid
3. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
4. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
   • synonyms: Syrian pound
5. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
   • synonyms: Sudanese pound
6. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
   • synonyms: Lebanese pound
7. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
   • synonyms: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt
8. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
   • synonyms: Egyptian pound
9. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
   • synonyms: Cypriot pound
10. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
    • synonyms: lbf.
11. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
    • synonyms: Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Pound
12. a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
    • synonyms: pound sign
13. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
    • "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
    • synonyms: dog pound
14. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
    • "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
    • synonyms: hammer, hammering, pounding

POUND verb

Definition of pound (verb)

1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
   • "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
   • synonyms: poke, thump
2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
   • "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
   • synonyms: ram, ram down
3. move heavily or clumsily
   • "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
   • synonyms: lumber
4. move rhythmically
   • "Her heart was beating fast"
   • synonyms: beat, thump
5. partition off into compartments
   • "The locks pound the water of the canal"
   • synonyms: pound off
6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
   • "The prisoners are safely pounded"
   • synonyms: pound up
7. place or shut up in a pound
   • "pound the cows so they don't stray"
   • synonyms: impound
8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
   • "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"