1. A unit of weight, 16 ounces avoirdupois; about 453.6g
   "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds";
   - lb
    
2. The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
   - British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid [UK, informal], nicker [Brit, informal], GBP
    
3. A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
   "The price tag showed £50, with the pound sign clearly visible";
   - pound sign
    
4. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
   "The pharmacist measured out a pound of the medicinal herb"
    
5. The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
   "the sudden pound of fists caught him off guard";
   - hammer, hammering, pounding
    
6. The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
   - Syrian pound
    
7. The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
   - Sudanese pound
    
8. The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
   - Lebanese pound
    
9. Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
   - Irish pound, Irish punt, punt
    
10. The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
    - Egyptian pound
     
11. Former unit of money in Cyprus (Euro since 2008); equal to 100 cents
    - Cypriot pound
     
12. A nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
    "The rocket generated 20,000 pounds of thrust";
    - lbf.
     
13. A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
    "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound";
    - dog pound
     
14. [US] The symbol #
    "He used the pound to indicate the apartment number in the address";
    - octothorpe [N. Amer], octothorp [N. Amer], pound sign [US], hash [Brit], number sign, hash mark, hash symbol, hash sign [Brit]

1. Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
   "the salesman pounded the door knocker";
   - thump, poke
    
2. Strike or drive against with a heavy impact
   "pound on the door";
   - ram, ram down
    
3. Move heavily or clumsily
   "The heavy man pounded across the room";
   - lumber
    
4. Move rhythmically
   "Her heart was pounding fast";
   - beat, thump
    
5. Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
   "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
    
6. Partition off into compartments
   "The locks pound the water of the canal"; "They pounded off sections of the warehouse for different storage needs";
   - pound off
    
7. Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
   "The prisoners are safely pounded"; "They pounded up the cattle in the corral";
   - pound up
    
8. Place or shut up in a pound
   "pound the cows so they don't stray";
   - impound

1. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
   - Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound

Derived forms: pounds, pounding, pounded

Type of: author, avoirdupois unit, blow, break up, British monetary unit, confine, constrain, Cypriot monetary unit, Egyptian monetary unit, enclosure, force unit, fragment, fragmentise [Brit], fragmentize, hit, hold, Irish monetary unit, Lebanese monetary unit, move, partition, partition off, poet, restrain, Sudanese monetary unit, symbol, Syrian monetary unit, thrust, walk, writer

Part of: quarter [US], stone [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Pound, VA