16 ounces avoirdupois; he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
[ Syn: lb ]
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
[ Syn: lbf. ]
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
[ Syn: pound , ezra pound , ezra loomis pound ]
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
[ Syn: pound sign ]
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
[ Syn: dog 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
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
[ Syn: british pound , british pound sterling , pound sterling , quid ]
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
[ Syn: syrian pound ]
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
[ Syn: sudanese pound ]
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
[ Syn: lebanese pound ]
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
[ Syn: irish pound , irish punt , punt ]
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
[ Syn: egyptian pound ]
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
[ Syn: cypriot pound ]
pound (n.)
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
[ Syn: lumber ]
move rhythmically; Her heart was beating fast
partition off into compartments; The locks pound the water of the canal
[ Syn: pound off ]
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; The prisoners are safely pounded
[ Syn: pound up ]
place or shut up in a pound; pound the cows so they dont stray
[ Syn: impound ]
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; pound the roots with a heavy flat stone'