pound - noun

16 ounces avoirdupois

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

pound - verb

• hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
• strike or drive against with a heavy impact
• move heavily or clumsily
• move rhythmically
• partition off into compartments
• shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
• place or shut up in a pound
• break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

pound - thesaurus

beat   hammer   hammering   impound   lb   lumber   poke   pounding   punt   quid   ram   thump