pound Meaning and Definition

1. n. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

2. n. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

3. n. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

4. n. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

5. n. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence

6. n. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

7. n. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

8. n. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

9. n. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

10. n. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

11. n. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

12. n. 16 ounces

13. v. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

14. v. place or shut up in a pound

15. v. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

16. v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

17. v. partition off into compartments

18. v. strike or drive against with a heavy impact

19. v. move rhythmically

20. v. move heavily or clumsily