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n.
1.
(abbr.: lb)
a unit of weight in general use equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg).
∎ a unit of weight equal to 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg) used for precious metals.
2.
(also pound ster·ling
(pl. pounds ster·ling) )
the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence.
∎ another term for punt4 .
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the basic monetary unit of several Middle Eastern countries, equal to 100 piastres.
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the basic monetary unit of Cyprus, equal to 100 cents.
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a monetary unit of the Sudan, equal to one tenth of a dinar.
PHRASES:
one's pound of flesh
something that one is strictly or legally entitled to, but that it is ruthless or inhuman to demand.
pound2
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v. [tr.]
strike or hit heavily and repeatedly:
Patrick pounded the couch with his fists
U.S. gunships pounded the capital|
[intr.]
pounding on the door, she shouted at the top of her voice.
∎
crush or grind (something) into a powder or paste by beating it with an instrument such as a pestle:
pound the cloves with salt and pepper until smooth.
∎ [intr.]
beat, throb, or vibrate with a strong regular rhythm:
her heart was pounding.
∎ [intr.]
walk or run with heavy steps:
I heard him pounding along the gangway.
∎ inf.
defeat (an opponent) in a resounding way:
[tr.]
the Yankees pounded the Red Sox 22–1.
PHRASES:
pound the beat
(of a police officer) patrol an assigned route or area.
pound the pavement
walk the streets in an effort to accomplish something:
I will pound the pavement from city to city in order to explain the dangers.
∎
search diligently for something, typically for a job:
although the country's current jobless rate is small, the number of people pounding the pavement has become a growing worry.
PHRASAL VERBS:
pound something out
type something with heavy keystrokes:
an old typewriter on which she pounded out her poems.
∎
produce music by striking an instrument heavily and repeatedly:
the women pounded out a ringing tattoo on several oil drums.
pound3
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n.
a place where stray animals, esp. dogs, may be officially taken and kept until claimed by their owners or otherwise disposed of.
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a place where illegally parked motor vehicles removed by the police are kept until their owners pay a fine in order to reclaim them.
∎ archaic
a place of confinement; a trap or prison.
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v. [tr.] archaic
shut (an animal) in a pound.
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