Pound - Definition

n 1: 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to
lift 100 pounds" [syn: pound, lb]
2: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern
Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: British pound, 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 [syn:
Syrian pound, pound]
5: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: Sudanese pound, pound]
6: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: Lebanese pound, pound]
7: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100
pence [syn: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound]
8: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters [syn:
Egyptian pound, pound]
9: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn:
Cypriot pound, 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
[syn: pound, lbf.]
11: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly
influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
[syn: Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound]
12: a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound
sterling in Great Britain) [syn: pound, pound sign]
13: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed
dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: pound, 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" [syn: hammer, pound,
hammering, pounding]
v 1: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping
Southern Baptist" [syn: thump, pound, poke]
2: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate
with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: ram, ram
down, pound]
3: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the
room" [syn: lumber, pound]
4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: beat,
pound, thump]
5: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water
of the canal" [syn: pound, pound off]
6: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or
limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: pound,
pound up]
7: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't
stray" [syn: impound, pound]
8: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the
roots with a heavy flat stone"