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RELATED WORDS : apothecaries' pound assay pound british pound british pound sterling cypriot pound dog pound egyptian pound ezra loomis pound ezra pound foot pound half pound irish pound lebanese pound maltese pound pound away pound cake pound net pound off pound sterling pound up quarter pound sudanese pound syrian pound troy pound

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun pound has 14 senses

• pound(n = noun.quantity) lb - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
is a kind of avoirdupois unit
has parts: ounce, oz., half pound
is a part of stone, quarter

• pound(n = noun.quantity) british pound, british pound sterling, pound sterling, quid - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence; Array
is a kind of british monetary unit
has parts: penny

• pound(n = noun.quantity) Array - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy; Array
is a kind of force unit

• pound(n = noun.quantity) syrian pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters; Array
has parts: piaster, piastre
is a kind of syrian monetary unit

• pound(n = noun.quantity) sudanese pound - the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters; Array
has parts: piaster, piastre
is a kind of sudanese monetary unit

• pound(n = noun.quantity) lebanese pound - the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters; Array
has parts: piaster, piastre
is a kind of lebanese monetary unit

• pound(n = noun.quantity) irish pound, irish punt, punt - formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence; Array
has parts: penny
is a kind of irish monetary unit

• pound(n = noun.quantity) egyptian pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters; Array
is a kind of egyptian monetary unit
has parts: piaster, piastre

• pound(n = noun.quantity) cypriot pound - the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents; Array
is a kind of cypriot monetary unit
has parts: mil

• pound(n = noun.quantity) 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; Array
is a kind of force unit
has parts: quarter pound

• pound(n = noun.person) ezra loomis pound, ezra pound - United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972); Array
is a kind of poet, author, writer

• pound(n = noun.communication) pound sign - a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain); Array
is a kind of symbol

• pound(n = noun.artifact) dog pound - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
is a kind of enclosure
Derived form verb pound₇

• pound(n = noun.act) hammer, hammering, pounding - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
is a kind of blow
Derived forms verb pound₈, verb pound₁, verb pound₂

Verb pound has 8 senses

• pound(v = verb.contact) poke, thump - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
is one way to hit
Derived forms noun pound₁₄, noun pounding₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

• pound(v = verb.contact) ram, ram down - strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
is one way to thrust
Derived form noun pound₁₄
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

• pound(v = verb.motion) lumber - move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
is one way to walk
Sample sentence:
The children pound to the playground

• pound(v = verb.motion) beat, thump - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
is one way to move
Derived form noun pounding₂
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

• pound(v = verb.contact) pound off - partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
is one way to partition, partition off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• pound(v = verb.contact) pound up - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
is one way to confine, hold, restrain
Derived form noun poundage₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

• pound(v = verb.contact) impound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
is one way to confine, hold, restrain
Derived form noun pound₁₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

• pound(v = verb.change) Array - break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
is one way to break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize
Derived forms noun pound₁₄, noun pounder₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

pound

Deutschmark, Mark, Reichsmark, abrade, ache, afghani, agonize, ail, ambush, anguish, anna, assail, assault, atomize, attack, baht, bang, barrage, bash, baste, bat, batter, bawbee, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, beat into, beat the drum, beat time, beating, belabor, belt, biff, blanch, blench, blitz, blow, bludgeon, bonk, bottle up, box up, bray, brecciate, bruise, buffet, bung, bung up, bushwhack, cage, carat, cattery, cent, centavo, centigram, centime, check, chop, cleanse, clear, clip, clobber, cloister, clout, clump, come at, come down on, comminute, compound, confine, constrain, conto, contriturate, contuse, coop, coop in, coop up, cork up, count, count the beats, crack, crack down on, cram in, crib, crowd in, crown, crumb, crumble, crush, cudgel, cut, dash, decagram, decigram, descend on, descend upon, detain, dig, din, ding, dint, disintegrate, dog pound, doghouse, dollar, dong, dram, dram avoirdupois, drive, drive in, drub, drubbing, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, dyne, empty, encage, enclose, enclosure, expel, fall on, fall upon, farthing, feel pain, feel the pangs, fence in, fiver, flail, flap, florin, flounder, flour, flutter, force, force in, fourpence, fourpenny, fragment, franc, fusillade, gang up on, go at, go for, go pitapat, grain, gram, granulate, granulize, grate, grave, grimace, grind, grind to powder, groat, guilder, guinea, gulden, half crown, half dollar, halfpenny, hammer, harry, have a misery, have at, heave, hell, hem in, hit, hit like lightning, hobbyhorse, hold, hold in custody, hold in restraint, hundredweight, hurt, immure, impact, impound, inhibit, jab, jam in, jump, keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention, keep time, kennel, kilo, kilogram, kip, knock, knock in, kopeck, krona, krone, lambaste, land on, larrup, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, levigate, lick, light into, limbo, lira, lurch, mag, make heavy weather, mash, mass, maul, meg, megaton, mew, mew up, mill, milligram, milreis, mite, mole, monkey, mug, new pence, np, ounce, ounce avoirdupois, ounce troy, p, palpitate, palpitation, paradiddle, paste, patter, pelt, pen, pen up, pence, penfold, penny, pennyweight, peseta, pestle, pie, piece of eight, pinfold, pistareen, pitapat, pitch, pitch and toss, pitch into, pitter-patter, place of confinement, play drum, plunge, plunge in, plunk, poke, poke in, pommel, pony, pounce upon, pound avoirdupois, pound in, pound out, pound troy, poundal, pounding, powder, press in, produce, pulp, pulsate, pulsation, pulse, pulverize, pummel, punch, purgatory, purge, push in, quid, rail in, ram in, rand, rap, rat-a-tat, rat-tat, rat-tat-tat, rataplan, rattattoo, rear, reduce to powder, reel, restrain, restrict, rial, rid, rock, roll, rub-a-dub, ruble, ruff, ruffle, run in, rupee, sail into, scend, scrunch, scruple, seal up, set on, set upon, shackle, shard, shekel, shilling, shoot, shred, shrink, shut in, shut up, sixpence, slam, sledgehammer, slog, slug, smack, smart, smash, sock, sol, sou, sound a tattoo, spank, spatter, splatter, splutter, sputter, squash, squeeze in, staccato, stamp, stiver, stone, strike, stroke, stuff in, suffer, surprise, swat, sway, swing, swipe, swoop down on, take the offensive, tamp in, tap, tat-tat, tattoo, tenner, thrash, threepence, threepenny bit, thresh, thrill, thrippence, throb, throbbing, thrum, thrust in, thump, thumping, thwack, tingle, tom-tom, ton, toss, toss and tumble, triturate, tumble, tuppence, twinge, twitch, twopence, units of weight, wade into, wall in, wallop, wallow, wedge in, weight, welter, whack, whip, whop, wince, won, work over, writhe, yard, yaw, yen, yerk

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Prison

N prison, prison house, jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell, stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, oubliette, bridewell, house of correction, hulks, tollbooth, panopticon, penitentiary, guardroom, lockup, hold, round house, watch house, station house, sponging house, station, house of detention, black hole, pen, fold, pound, inclosure, isolation (exclusion), penal settlement, penal colony, bilboes, stocks, limbo, quod, calaboose, chauki, choky, thana, workhouse, Newgate, Fleet, Marshalsea, King's Bench, Queen's Bench, bond, bandage, irons, pinion, gyve, fetter, shackle, trammel, manacle, handcuff, straight jacket, strait jacket, strait-jacket, strait-waistcoat, hopples, vice, vise, yoke, collar, halter, harness, muzzle, gag, bit, brake, curb, snaffle, bridle, rein, reins, bearing rein, martingale, leading string, tether, picket, band, guy, chain, cord, cavesson, hackamore, headstall, jaquima, lines, ribbons, bolt, deadbolt, bar, lock, police lock, combination lock, padlock, rail, wall, stone wall, paling, palisade, fence, picket fence, barbed wire fence, Cyclone fence, stockade fence, chain-link fence, barrier, barricade, drag.

Inclosure

N inclosure, envelope, case, wrapper, girdle, pen, fold, pen fold, in fold, sheep fold, paddock, pound, corral, yard, net, seine net, wall, hedge, hedge row, espalier, fence, pale, paling, balustrade, rail, railing, quickset hedge, park paling, circumvallation, enceinte, ring fence, barrier, barricade, gate, gateway, bent, dingle, door, hatch, cordon, prison, dike, dyke, ditch, fosse, moat.

Gravity

N gravity, gravitation, weight, heaviness, specific gravity, pondorosity, pressure, load, burden, burthen, ballast, counterpoise, lump of, mass of, weight of, lead, millstone, mountain, Ossa on Pelion, weighing, ponderation, trutination, weights, avoirdupois weight, troy weight, apothecaries' weight, grain, scruple, drachma, ounce, pound, lb, arroba, load, stone, hundredweight, cwt, ton, long ton, metric ton, quintal, carat, pennyweight, tod, gram, centigram, milligram, microgram, kilogram, nanogram, picogram, femtogram, attogram, balance, scale, scales, steelyard, beam, weighbridge, spring balance, piezoelectric balance, analytical balance, two-pan balance, one-pan balance, postal scale, baby scale, statics, weighty, weighing, heavy as lead, ponderous, ponderable, lumpish, lumpy, cumbersome, burdensome, cumbrous, unwieldy, massive, incumbent, superincumbent.

Pulverulence

VB come to dust, be disintegrated, be reduced to powder reduce to powder, grind to powder, pulverize, comminute, granulate, triturate, levigate, scrape, file, abrade, rub down, grind, grate, rasp, pound, bray, bruise, contuse, contund, beat, crush, cranch, craunch, crunch, scranch, crumble, disintegrate, attenuate.

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