NOUN | quantity | pound, lb | 16 ounces avoirdupois |
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quantity | pound, British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid | the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
quantity | pound | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy | |
quantity | pound, Syrian pound | the basic unit of money in Syria | |
quantity | pound, Sudanese pound | the basic unit of money in the Sudan | |
quantity | pound, Lebanese pound | the basic unit of money in Lebanon | |
quantity | pound, Irish pound, Irish punt, punt | formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland | |
quantity | pound, Egyptian pound | the basic unit of money in Egypt | |
quantity | pound, Cypriot pound | the basic unit of money in Cyprus | |
quantity | pound, lbf. | a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec | |
person | Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound | United States writer who lived in Europe | |
communication | pound, pound sign | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) | |
artifact | pound, dog pound | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs | |
act | pound, hammer, hammering, pounding | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | |
VERB | contact | pound, thump, poke | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument |
contact | pound, ram, ram down | strike / strike or drive against with a heavy impact | |
motion | pound, lumber | move heavily or clumsily | |
motion | pound, beat, thump | move rhythmically | |
contact | pound, pound off | partition off into compartments | |
contact | pound, pound up | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits | |
contact | pound, impound | place or shut up in a pound | |
change | pound | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle |
Sounds | paw'nd | |
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Rhymes | abound ... wound: 56 rhymes with awnd... |
Meaning | 16 ounces avoirdupois. | |
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Example | "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" | |
Synonym | lb | |
Part of | quarter | A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
stone | An avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body | |
Parts | half pound | 8 ounces avoirdupois |
ounce, oz. | A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams | |
Broader | avoirdupois unit | Any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights |
Spanish | lb, libra | |
Catalan | lliura |
Meaning | The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence. | |
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Synonyms | British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid | |
Parts | penny | A fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom |
Broader | British monetary unit | monetary unit in Great Britain |
Spanish | libra esterlina, libra | |
Catalan | lliura esterlina, lliura |
Meaning | A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy. | |
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Broader | force unit | A unit of measurement of physical force |
Meaning | The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters. | |
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Synonym | Syrian pound | |
Parts | piaster, piastre | A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
Broader | Syrian monetary unit | monetary unit in Syria |
Spanish | libra siria | |
Catalan | lliura síria |
Meaning | The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters. | |
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Synonym | Sudanese pound | |
Parts | piaster, piastre | A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
Broader | Sudanese monetary unit | monetary unit in the Sudan |
Spanish | libra sudanesa | |
Catalan | lliura sudanesa |
Meaning | The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters. | |
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Synonym | Lebanese pound | |
Parts | piaster, piastre | A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
Broader | Lebanese monetary unit | monetary unit in Lebanon |
Spanish | libra libanesa | |
Catalan | lliura libanesa |
Meaning | formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence. | |
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Synonyms | Irish pound, Irish punt, punt | |
Parts | penny | A fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom |
Broader | Irish monetary unit | monetary unit in Eire |
Spanish | Irish pound, libra irlandesa | |
Catalan | lliura irlandesa |
Meaning | The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters. | |
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Synonym | Egyptian pound | |
Parts | piaster, piastre | A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
Broader | Egyptian monetary unit | monetary unit in Egypt |
Spanish | libra egipcia | |
Catalan | lliura egípcia |
Meaning | The basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents. | |
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Synonym | Cypriot pound | |
Parts | mil | A Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound |
Broader | Cypriot monetary unit | monetary unit in Cyprus |
Spanish | libra chipriota | |
Catalan | lliura xipriota |
Meaning | 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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Synonym | lbf. | |
Parts | quarter pound | 4 ounces avoirdupois |
Broader | force unit | A unit of measurement of physical force |
Meaning | United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972). | |
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Synonyms | Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound | |
Instance of | poet | A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) |
writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | |
Spanish | Ezra Pound | |
Catalan | Ezra Pound |
Meaning | A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain). | |
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Synonym | pound sign | |
Broader | symbol | An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
Meaning | A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs. | |
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Example | "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" | |
Synonym | dog pound | |
Broader | enclosure | A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose |
Spanish | perrera | |
Catalan | canera | |
Verbs | pound | place or shut up in a pound |
Meaning | The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). | |
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Example | "the pounding of feet on the hallway" | |
Synonyms | hammer, hammering, pounding | |
Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
Spanish | machaqueo, martilleo | |
Catalan | martell | |
Verbs | pound | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle |
pound | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | |
pound | strike / strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
Meaning | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "the salesman pounded the door knocker" | |
Synonyms | thump, poke | |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Spanish | aporrear, golpear, librar, martillear, moler a palos | |
Catalan | martellejar, picar amb força, tustar | |
Nouns | pound, pounding | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
Meaning | strike / strike or drive against with a heavy impact. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "pound on the door" | |
Synonyms | ram, ram down | |
Broader | thrust | Push forcefully |
Spanish | apisonar, aporrear | |
Catalan | pitjar | |
Nouns | pound | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
Meaning | Move heavily or clumsily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | The children pound to the playground | |
Synonym | lumber | |
Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
Meaning | Move rhythmically. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Synonyms | beat, thump | |
Narrower | flap | Move noisily |
palpitate, flutter | Beat rapidly | |
pulsate, throb, pulse | Expand and contract rhythmically | |
thrash | beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Similar to | beat | Indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks |
Spanish | aporrear, golpear, latir | |
Catalan | bategar, batre | |
Nouns | pounding | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) |
Meaning | partition off into compartments. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The locks pound the water of the canal" | |
Synonym | pound off | |
Broader | partition, partition off | divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
Meaning | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The prisoners are safely pounded" | |
Synonym | pound up | |
Broader | restrain, confine, hold, constrain | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement |
Similar to | impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound |
Nouns | poundage | placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law |
Meaning | place or shut up in a pound. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "pound the cows so they don't stray" | |
Synonym | impound | |
Broader | restrain, confine, hold, constrain | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement |
Similar to | pound, pound up | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits |
Spanish | embargar | |
Catalan | embargar | |
Nouns | pound | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs |
Meaning | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" | |
Broader | break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise | break or cause to break into pieces |
Nouns | pound | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
pounder | a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone / stone |
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