POUND

Pound

The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass

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pound

Noun

(sometimes pound after numerals)
  1. Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight.
  2. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
  3. A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
  4. The symbol (octothorpe, hash)
  5. The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
  6. Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel.
  7. Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
    the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound
  8. (unit of currency)

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
  2. A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
  3. The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.
  4. A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A hard blow.

Verb

  1. To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
  2. To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
  3. To eat or drink very quickly.
    You really pounded that beer!
  4. To pitch consistently to a certain location.
    The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night.
  5. To beat strongly or throb.
    As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent.
    My head was pounding.
  6. To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
    I was pounding her all night!
  7. To advance heavily with measured steps.
  8. To make a jarring noise, as when running.
    The engine pounds.


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