'Pound' definitions:

Definition of 'pound'

(from WordNet)
noun
16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" [syn: pound, lb]
noun
The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid]
noun
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
noun
The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters [syn: Syrian pound, pound]
noun
The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters [syn: Sudanese pound, pound]
noun
The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters [syn: Lebanese pound, pound]
noun
Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound]
noun
The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters [syn: Egyptian pound, pound]
noun
The basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn: Cypriot pound, pound]
noun
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: pound, lbf.]
noun
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) [syn: Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound]
noun
A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) [syn: pound, pound sign]
noun
A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: pound, dog pound]
noun
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, pound, hammering, pounding]
verb
Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" [syn: thump, pound, poke]
verb
Strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: ram, ram down, pound]
verb
Move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" [syn: lumber, pound]
verb
Move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: beat, pound, thump]
verb
Partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" [syn: pound, pound off]
verb
Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: pound, pound up]
verb
Place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" [syn: impound, pound]
verb
Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

Definition of 'Pound'

From: GCIDE
  • Pound \Pound\, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. Pinder, Pinfold, Pin to inclose, Pond.]
  • 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A level stretch in a canal between locks. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward. [1913 Webster]
  • Pound covert, a pound that is close or covered over, as a shed.
  • Pound overt, a pound that is open overhead. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pound'

From: GCIDE
  • Pound \Pound\ (pound), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pounding.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a play on words.]
  • 1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat. [1913 Webster]
  • With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pound'

From: GCIDE
  • Pound \Pound\, v. i.
  • 1. To strike heavy blows; to beat. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pound'

From: GCIDE
  • Pound \Pound\, v. t. To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pound'

From: GCIDE
  • Pound \Pound\, n.; pl. Pounds, collectively Pound or Pounds. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight, pendere to weigh. See Pendant.]
  • 1. A certain specified measure of mass or weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in England is the pound avoirdupois, which is divided into sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains (0.453 kilogram). The pound troy is divided into twelve ounces, and contains 5,760 grains. 144 pounds avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds troy weight. See Avoirdupois, and Troy. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86 in 1900 and $1.50 in 2002. The modern pound coin was introduced in 1983. Formerly there was a gold sovereign of the same value. [1913 Webster + PJC]
  • Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about a. d. 671, a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times as large as it is at present. --Peacham. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pound'

From: GCIDE
  • Pound \Pound\, n.; pl. Pounds, collectively Pound or Pounds. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight, pendere to weigh. See Pendant.]
  • 1. A certain specified measure of mass or weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in England is the pound avoirdupois, which is divided into sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains (0.453 kilogram). The pound troy is divided into twelve ounces, and contains 5,760 grains. 144 pounds avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds troy weight. See Avoirdupois, and Troy. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86 in 1900 and $1.50 in 2002. The modern pound coin was introduced in 1983. Formerly there was a gold sovereign of the same value. [1913 Webster + PJC]
  • Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about a. d. 671, a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times as large as it is at present. --Peacham. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'pound'

From: Easton
  • Pound
  • A weight. Heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:71, 72). Gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz. avoirdupois (John 12:3; 19:39).
  • A sum of money; the Gr. mna or mina (Luke 19:13, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25). It was equal to 100 drachmas, and was of the value of about $3, 6s. 8d. of our money. (See MONEY.)

Synonyms of 'pound'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Pound, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pound, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
355
Housing Units (2000) :
174
Land area (2000) :
0.815422 sq. miles (2.111934 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.815422 sq. miles (2.111934 sq. km)
FIPS code :
64750
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
45.093795 N, 88.032899 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
54161
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Pound, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pound, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
Population (2000) :
1089
Housing Units (2000) :
516
Land area (2000) :
2.607964 sq. miles (6.754595 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.607964 sq. miles (6.754595 sq. km)
FIPS code :
64272
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
37.123820 N, 82.607859 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
24279
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Words containing 'Pound'