pound
n 1: 16 ounces; "he tried to lieft 100 pounds" [syn: {lb}]
2: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
[syn: {British pound}, {pound sterling}, {quid}]
3: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: {Syrian pound}]
4: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: {Sudanese pound}]
5: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: {Lebanese pound}]
6: the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn:
{Irish pound}, {punt}]
7: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: {Egyptian pound}]
8: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn:
{Cypriot pound}]
9: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound
with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
[syn: {lbf.}]
10: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed
dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: {dog pound}]
11: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the
pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {hammering},
{pounding}]
v 1: hit hard [syn: {thump}, {poke}]
2: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate
with a sledgehammer" [syn: {ram}, {ram down}]
3: move heavily or clumsily [syn: {lumber}]
4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: {beat},
{thump}]
5: pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is pounding";
"Her heart was throbbing" [syn: {throb}]