pound (Meaning)
pound (n)
16 ounces avoirdupois
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
pound (v)
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
move heavily or clumsily
move rhythmically
partition off into compartments
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
place or shut up in a pound
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
Synonyms & Antonyms of pound
Synonyms:
- larrup
- shiver
- pummeling
- pasting
- cruncher
- KO
- knockout
- bastinado
- rabbit punch
- left
- counterstroke
- uppercut
- cudgelling
- whipping
- pummelling
- sidewinder
- flogging
- right
- walloping
- whip
- body blow
- clobbering
- counterpunch
- drubbing
- counterblow
- roundhouse
- battering
- knockdown
- one-two
- counter
- thrashing
- whap
- sucker punch
- hammering
- bludgeoning
Antonyms:
pound Sentence Examples
- The boxer delivered a heavy pound to his opponent's jaw.
- The pile of bricks weighed a thousand pounds.
- The farmer measured the weight of his cows in pounds.
- The recipe called for two pounds of flour.
- The car shook violently as it hit a large pound.
- The nervous student's heart pounded in his chest.
- The builders used a pound to flatten the ground before construction.
- The beef was sold at a price of six pounds per pound.
- The weightlifter set a new pound record at the competition.
- The dog wagged its pound with delight at the sight of its owner.
FAQs About the word pound
16 ounces avoirdupois, the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence, a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy, t
swipe, beat, punch, lick, hit, spank, thud, poke,blow, knock
coast, coast, breeze, slide, slide, breeze, glide, glide, drift, hang
The boxer delivered a heavy pound to his opponent's jaw.
The pile of bricks weighed a thousand pounds.
The farmer measured the weight of his cows in pounds.
The recipe called for two pounds of flour.
