pound

nouns

16 ounces avoirdupois
"he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
lb, pound
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
British pound, British pound sterling, pound, pound sterling, quid
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
pound
is a type of (narrower)
a unit of measurement of physical force
force unit
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Syrian pound, pound
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Sudanese pound, pound
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Lebanese pound, pound
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Irish pound, Irish punt, pound, punt
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Egyptian pound, pound
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
Cypriot pound, 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
lbf., pound
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
pound, pound sign
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
dog pound, 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"
hammer, hammering, pound, pounding

verbs

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