Pound Meaning
There are 22 meaning(s) for word Pound
Meaning 2 : partition off into compartments
Example : The locks pound the water of the canal
Synonyms : pound off
Example : The locks pound the water of the canal
Synonyms : pound off
Meaning 3 : hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Example : the salesman pounded the door knocker
Synonyms : poke, thump
Example : the salesman pounded the door knocker
Synonyms : poke, thump
Meaning 4 : the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
Synonyms : cypriot pound
Synonyms : cypriot pound
Meaning 6 : a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
Synonyms : pound sign
Synonyms : pound sign
Meaning 7 : the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Example : the pounding of feet on the hallway
Synonyms : hammer, hammering, pounding
Example : the pounding of feet on the hallway
Synonyms : hammer, hammering, pounding
Meaning 8 : a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
Example : unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
Synonyms : dog pound
Example : unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
Synonyms : dog pound
Meaning 9 : the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms : syrian pound
Synonyms : syrian pound
Meaning 10 : 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.
Synonyms : lbf.
Meaning 11 : the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Synonyms : british pound, british pound sterling, pound sterling, quid
Synonyms : british pound, british pound sterling, pound sterling, quid
Meaning 12 : formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Synonyms : irish pound, irish punt, punt
Synonyms : irish pound, irish punt, punt
Meaning 13 : 16 ounces avoirdupois
Example : he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
Synonyms : lb
Example : he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
Synonyms : lb
Meaning 14 : the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms : lebanese pound
Synonyms : lebanese pound
Meaning 15 : the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms : sudanese pound
Synonyms : sudanese pound
Meaning 16 : shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
Example : The prisoners are safely pounded
Synonyms : pound up
Example : The prisoners are safely pounded
Synonyms : pound up
Meaning 17 : place or shut up in a pound
Example : pound the cows so they don't stray
Synonyms : impound
Example : pound the cows so they don't stray
Synonyms : impound
Meaning 18 : the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms : egyptian pound
Synonyms : egyptian pound
Meaning 19 : strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Example : pound on the door
Synonyms : ram, ram down
Example : pound on the door
Synonyms : ram, ram down
Meaning 20 : United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
Synonyms : ezra loomis pound, ezra pound
Synonyms : ezra loomis pound, ezra pound
Meaning 21 : a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
Meaning 22 : break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
Example : pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
Example : pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
How to Pronounce Pound
- paʊnd