Synonyms: pound, pounding, hammer, hammering
Definition: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Usage: the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard; the pounding of feet on the hallway
Definition: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
Usage: unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
Similar words: enclosure
Definition: a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
Synonyms: pound, pound sign
Definition: a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
Similar words: symbol
Definition: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Synonyms: Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Pound, Pound
Definition: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
Similar words: poet
Definition: a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
Definition: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
Definition: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
Similar words: force unit
Definition: a unit of measurement of physical force
Synonyms: British pound, British pound sterling, pound, pound sterling, quid
Definition: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Similar words: British monetary unit
Definition: monetary unit in Great Britain
Synonyms: Cypriot pound, pound
Definition: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
Similar words: Cypriot monetary unit
Definition: monetary unit in Cyprus
Synonyms: Egyptian pound, pound
Definition: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Similar words: Egyptian monetary unit
Definition: monetary unit in Egypt
Synonyms: Irish pound, Irish punt, pound, punt
Definition: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Similar words: Irish monetary unit
Definition: monetary unit in Eire
Synonyms: Lebanese pound, pound
Definition: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Similar words: Lebanese monetary unit
Definition: monetary unit in Lebanon
Synonyms: Sudanese pound, pound
Definition: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Similar words: Sudanese monetary unit
Definition: monetary unit in the Sudan
Synonyms: Syrian pound, pound
Definition: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Similar words: Syrian monetary unit
Definition: monetary unit in Syria
Definition: 16 ounces avoirdupois
Usage: he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
Similar words: avoirdupois unit
Definition: any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
Synonyms: pound
Definition: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
Similar words: force unit
Definition: a unit of measurement of physical force
Synonyms: pound
Definition: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
Usage: pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
Similar words: fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up
Definition: break or cause to break into pieces
Usage: The plate fragmented
Definition: place or shut up in a pound
Usage: pound the cows so they don't stray
Similar words: hold, confine, restrain
Definition: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
Usage: This holds the local until the express passengers change trains; About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade; The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center; The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
Definition: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
Usage: The prisoners are safely pounded
Similar words: hold, confine, restrain
Definition: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
Usage: This holds the local until the express passengers change trains; About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade; The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center; The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
Definition: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Usage: the salesman pounded the door knocker; a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
Similar words: hit
Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Usage: He hit her hard in the face
Definition: partition off into compartments
Usage: The locks pound the water of the canal
Similar words: partition, partition off
Definition: divide into parts, pieces, or sections
Usage: The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British
Synonyms: pound, ram, ram down
Definition: strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Usage: ram the gate with a sledgehammer; pound on the door
Definition: move rhythmically
Usage: Her heart was beating fast
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: move heavily or clumsily
Usage: The heavy man lumbered across the room
Similar words: walk
Definition: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Usage: Walk, don't run!; We walked instead of driving; She walks with a slight limp; The patient cannot walk yet; Walk over to the cabinet