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pound

noun

16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
Synonyms: lb
the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
Synonyms: British pound, pound sterling, quid
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms: Syrian pound
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms: Sudanese pound
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms: Lebanese pound
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Synonyms: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms: Egyptian pound
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
Synonyms: Cypriot pound
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
Synonyms: lbf.
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
Synonyms: Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Pound
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
Synonyms: dog pound
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
Synonyms: hammer, hammering, pounding

verb

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
Synonyms: poke, thump
strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
Synonyms: ram, ram down
move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
Synonyms: lumber
move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
Synonyms: beat, thump
partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
Synonyms: pound off
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
Synonyms: pound up
place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don''t stray"
Synonyms: impound
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"