pound
noun
[ paʊnd ]
• a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).
• the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence.
Origin:
Old English pund, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pond and German Pfund, from Latin ( libra) pondo, denoting a Roman ‘pound weight’ of 12 ounces.
pound
verb
• strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.
• "Patrick pounded the couch with his fists"
Similar:
beat,
strike,
hit,
batter,
thump,
pummel,
punch,
rain blows on,
belabour,
hammer,
thrash,
set on,
tear into,
weigh into,
bang,
crack,
drub,
welt,
thwack,
bash,
clobber,
wallop,
give someone a (good) hiding,
whack,
biff,
bop,
lay into,
pitch into,
lace into,
let someone have it,
sock,
lam,
whomp,
stick one on,
slosh,
boff,
bust,
slug,
light into,
whale,
dong,
quilt,
smite,
swinge,
beat against,
crash against,
dash against,
crack into/against,
lash,
buffet,
bombard,
bomb,
shell,
blitz,
strafe,
torpedo,
pepper,
fire on,
attack,
cannonade,
• crush or grind (something) into a powder or paste.
• "pound the cloves with salt and pepper until smooth"
Similar:
crush,
grind,
pulverize,
beat,
mill,
pestle,
mash,
pulp,
bruise,
powder,
granulate,
triturate,
comminute,
bray,
levigate,
kibble,
Origin:
Old English pūnian ; related to Dutch puin, Low German pün ‘(building) rubbish’.
pound
noun
• a place where stray animals, especially dogs, may be officially taken and kept until claimed by their owners.
pound
verb
• shut (an animal) in a pound.
Origin:
late Middle English (earlier in compounds): of uncertain origin. Early use referred to an enclosure for the detention of stray or trespassing cattle.
