POUND
\pˈa͡ʊnd], \pˈaʊnd], \p_ˈaʊ_n_d]\
Definitions of POUND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
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the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
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the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
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partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
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shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
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strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
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the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
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formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
By Princeton University
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the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
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the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
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the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
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partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
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shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
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strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
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the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To strike heavy blows; to beat.
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To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
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An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.
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A level stretch in a canal between locks.
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A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
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To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
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of Pound
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A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
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A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.
By Oddity Software
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A standard weight equal to sixteen ounces avoirdupois, or twelve ounces troy; a British sum equal to twenty shillings, or about $4.86; a place for confining or keeping stray animals; as, a dog pound.
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To shut or confine in a place for stray animals; beat; pulverize, or make very fine.
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To walk heavily; to beat steadily; as, the noise pounded in my ears.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
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A weight of 12 oz. troy, or 16 oz. avoir.: a sovereign, or 20s., equal to about $4.84, also represented by a note: (B.) about $20.
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To shut up or confine, as strayed animals.
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An inclosure in which strayed animals are confined.
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To beat, to bruise: to bray with a pestle.
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POUNDER.
By Daniel Lyons
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To beat; crush with a pestle; confine in a pound.
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Weight of 16 ounces avoirdupois, or 12 ounces troy; twenty shillings; inclosure for stray animals.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To confine in apound; restrain.
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To beat; break; bruise.
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To hammer; plod.
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A unit of weight; the avoirdupois pound is 16 ounces of 7, 000 grains; the troy pound, 12 ounces of 5, 760 grains.
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An English money of account, worth about $4.86; sign £.
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A place in which stray animals are kept till redeemed.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Robley Dunglison
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n. [Anglo-Saxon, Gothic, Icelandic, Italian, Latin] A certain specified weight ; specifically, 16 ounces avoirdupois, or 12 ounces troy; .-twenty shillings sterling; - [Anglo-Saxon, pund, a pound, fold, from pyadan, to shut up, confine.] An inclosure in which cattle or other beasts are confined when taken trespassing, or going at large in violation of law.
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