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pound 1
(pound)n.
1. Abbr. lb.
a. A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).
b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams). See Table at measurement.
2. A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.
3.
a. See pound-force.
b. See pound-mass.
4.
a. The primary unit of currency in the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 1971. Also called pound sterling.
b. See Table at currency.
5. The primary unit of currency in Ireland and Cyprus before the adoption of the euro.
6. A primary unit of currency in Scotland before the Act of Union (1707). Also called pound scots.
7. The pound key on a telephone.
[Middle English, from Old English pund, from West Germanic *punda-, from Latin (lībra) pondō, (a pound) by weight; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
pound 2
(pound)v. pound·ed, pound·ing, pounds
v.tr.
1.
a. To strike repeatedly and forcefully, especially with the hand or a tool: pounded the nail with a hammer. See Synonyms at beat.
b. To assault with military force: pounded the bunker with mortars.
c. To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush: pound corn into meal.
2. To instill by persistent, emphatic repetition: pounded knowledge into the students' heads.
3. To produce energetically, as from forceful use of the hands. Often used with out: "a tinny piano pounding out Happy Birthday down the block" (Laura Kascischke).
4. To cause harm or loss to; affect adversely: stocks that were pounded when energy prices rose.
5. To defeat soundly: pounded their rivals in the season finale.
6. To attack verbally; criticize: was pounded for months in the press.
7. Slang To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one). Often used with back or down: pounded back a few beers after work.
v.intr.
1. To strike vigorous, repeated blows: He pounded on the table.
2. To move along heavily and noisily: The children pounded up the stairs.
3. To pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb: My heart pounded.
4. To move or work laboriously: a ship that pounded through heavy seas.
n.
Idiom: 1. A heavy blow.
2. The sound of a heavy blow; a thump.
3. The act of pounding.
pound the pavement Slang
To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work.
[Middle English pounden, alteration of pounen, from Old English pūnian.]
pound′er n.
pound 3
(pound)n.
1.
a. An animal shelter, especially one operated by a public agency to house stray or confiscated animals.
b. A public enclosure for the confinement of stray livestock.
2.
a. A tank or submerged cage, as on a boat, in which live fish or shellfish are kept.
b. New England An establishment at which live lobsters are kept and sold, often also offering no-frills restaurant service.
3. A place in which vehicles impounded by the authorities are held until redeemed by their owners.
4. Archaic A prison.
tr.v. pound·ed, pound·ing, pounds
To confine (an animal) in a pound.
[Middle English, from Old English pund-, enclosure (as in pundfall, pen).]
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pound
(paʊnd)vb
1. (when: intr, often foll by on or at) to strike heavily and often
2. (tr) to beat to a pulp; pulverize
3. (tr) to instil by constant drilling: to pound Latin into him.
4. (foll by: out) to produce, as by typing heavily
5. to walk (the pavement, street, etc) repeatedly: he pounded the pavement looking for a job.
6. (intr) to throb heavily
n
7. a heavy blow; thump
8. the act of pounding
[Old English pūnian; related to Dutch puin rubble]
ˈpounder n
pound
(paʊnd)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an enclosure, esp one maintained by a public authority, for keeping officially removed vehicles or distrained goods or animals, esp stray dogs
2. a place where people are confined
3.
a. a trap for animals
b. a trap or keepnet for fish. See pound net
vb
(tr) to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain
[C14: from Late Old English pund- as in pundfeald pinfold]
pound
(paʊnd)n
1. (Units) an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453 592 kilograms. Abbreviation: lb
2. (Units) a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373 242 kilograms. Abbreviation: lb tr or lb t
3. (Units) an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy
4. (Units) (not in technical usage) a unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound avoirdupois where the acceleration of free fall is 32.174 feet per second per second. Abbreviation: lbf
5. (Currencies)
a. the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and various UK overseas territories, divided into 100 pence. Official name: pound sterling
b. (as modifier): a pound coin.
6. (Currencies) (the standard monetary unit of the following countries)
a. Cyprus: divided into 100 cents
b. Egypt: divided into 100 piastres
c. Lebanon: divided into 100 piastres
d. Sudan: divided into 100 piastres
e. South Sudan: divided into 100 piastres
f. Syria: divided into 100 piastres
7. (Currencies) another name for lira2
8. (Historical Terms) Also called: pound Scots a former Scottish monetary unit originally worth an English pound but later declining in value to 1 shilling 8 pence
9. (Currencies) Also called: punt the former standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence; replaced by the euro in 2002
[Old English pund, from Latin pondō pound; related to German Pfund pound, Latin pondus weight]
Pound
(paʊnd)n
(Biography) Ezra (Loomis). 1885–1972, US poet, translator, and critic, living in Europe. Indicted for treason by the US government (1945) for pro-Fascist broadcasts during World War II, he was committed to a mental hospital until 1958. He was a founder of imagism and championed the early work of such writers as T. S. Eliot, Joyce, and Hemingway. His life work, the Cantos (1925–70), is an unfinished sequence of poems, which incorporates mythological and historical materials in several languages as well as political, economic, and autobiographical elements
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pound1
(paʊnd)v.t.
1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.
2. to produce or effect by or as if by striking or thumping (often fol. by out).
3. to force (a way) by battering; batter (often fol. by down).
4. to crush into a powder or paste by beating repeatedly.
v.i. 5. to strike heavy blows repeatedly.
6. to beat or throb violently, as the heart.
7. to give forth a thumping sound.
8. to walk or go with heavy steps.
9. to work with force or vigor (often fol. by away).
n. 10. the act of pounding.
11. a heavy or forcible blow.
12. a thump.
Idioms: pound the pavement, Informal. to walk the streets unremittingly, as to find work.
[before 1000; Middle English pounen, Old English pūnian; akin to Dutch puin rubbish]
pound′er, n.
syn: See beat.
pound2
(paʊnd)n., pl. pounds, (collectively) pound.
1. a unit of weight and of mass, varying in different periods and countries.
2.
a. (in English-speaking countries) an avoirdupois unit of weight equal to 7000 grains, divided into 16 ounces (0.453 kg), used for ordinary commerce. Abbr.: lb., lb. av.
b. a troy unit of weight, in the U.S. and formerly in Britain, equal to 5760 grains, divided into 12 ounces (0.373 kg), used for precious metals. Abbr.: lb. t.
c. (in the U.S.) a unit of apothecaries' weight equal to 5760 grains, divided into 12 ounces (0.373 kg).
3. Also called pound sterling. the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, formerly equal to 20 shillings or 240 pence: equal to 100 new pence after decimalization in 1971.Abbr.: L; Symbol:£
4. the basic monetary unit of Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria.
5. punt 4.
6. a former monetary unit of various countries, as Israel, Libya, and Nigeria.
Idioms: pound of flesh, something justly owed but costly to the payer.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English pund (c. Dutch pond, German Pfund, Old Norse, Gothic pund) « Latin pondō pound, abl. of pondus weight, in the phrase libra pondō a pound by weight; see libra]
pound3
(paʊnd)n.
1. an enclosure maintained by public authorities for confining stray or homeless animals.
2. an enclosure for sheltering, keeping, confining, or trapping animals.
3. an enclosure or trap for fish.
4. a place of confinement or imprisonment.
5. a place where illegally parked vehicles are impounded.
Pound
(paʊnd)n.
1. Ezra Loomis, 1885–1972, U.S. poet.
2. Roscoe, 1870–1964, U.S. legal scholar and botanist.
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pound
(pound) A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 453.6 grams). See Table at measurement. See Note at weight.
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pound
Past participle: pounded
Gerund: pounding
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pound
(lb) A unit of mass equal to 453.59 g.
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| Noun | 1. |  pound - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights half pound - 8 ounces avoirdupois stone - an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone" quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
| 2. |  pound - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 penceBritish monetary unit - monetary unit in Great Britain penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound | |
| 3. | pound - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy force unit - a unit of measurement of physical force | |
| 4. | pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters Syrian monetary unit - monetary unit in Syria | |
| 5. | pound - the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters Sudanese monetary unit - monetary unit in the Sudan | |
| 6. | pound - the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters Lebanese monetary unit - monetary unit in Lebanon | |
| 7. |  pound - formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pencepenny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound Irish monetary unit - monetary unit in Eire | |
| 8. |  pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piastersEgyptian monetary unit - monetary unit in Egypt | |
| 9. | pound - the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents Cypriot monetary unit - monetary unit in Cyprus mil - a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound | |
| 10. | pound - a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec force unit - a unit of measurement of physical force quarter pound - 4 ounces avoirdupois | |
| 11. |  Pound - United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) | |
| 12. | pound - a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance | |
| 13. | pound - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose | |
| 14. |  pound - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" | |
| Verb | 1. | pound - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| 2. | pound - strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" | |
| 3. | pound - move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 4. | pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" thrash - beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" | |
| 5. | pound - partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" | |
| 6. | pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" | |
| 7. | pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" | |
| 8. | pound - break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" |
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pound
1noun enclosure, yard, pen, compound, kennels, corral (chiefly U.S. & Canad.) The dog has been sent to the pound.
pound
2verb
1. (sometimes with on) beat, strike, hammer, batter, thrash, thump, pelt, clobber (slang), pummel, belabour, beat the living daylights out of He pounded the table with his fist.
2. crush, powder, bruise, bray (dialect), pulverize, comminute (rare) She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
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pound
verbnoun
1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
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Translations
جِنِيهجُنيه استرلينيرَطْلزَريبَهيَرْكُض أو يَمْشي بِتَثاقُل
фунт
libramlátitohradatěžce jíttloukat
pundpund sterlingstødetrampe=-internat
puntarusikoidasulkuallastakavarikkoaluetakoa
funta
font
bangahlunkast, hlaupa òunglegakví, réttlemja, hamramylja
ポンド
파운드
aizžogojumsbungātdauzītmārciņasaberzt, sagrūst
lirălivrăpfund
libraroztĺcť
funtlestvica
pund
เงินปอนด์
dövmekgüm güm vurmakhayvan bakım eviİngiliz lirasılibre
đồng bảng
pound
1 [paʊnd]A. N
pound
2 [paʊnd]A. VT
1. (strike)
1.1. (with fists) [+ door, table] → aporrear, golpear
he pounded the table with his fist → aporreó or golpeó la mesa con el puño
to pound one's fists against sth → golpear algo con los puños
to pound sth to pieces (with one's fists) → destrozar algo (a puñetazos or con los puños)
he pounded the table with his fist → aporreó or golpeó la mesa con el puño
to pound one's fists against sth → golpear algo con los puños
to pound sth to pieces (with one's fists) → destrozar algo (a puñetazos or con los puños)
1.2. (with hammer) → martillear; (with other instrument) → golpear
he pounded the stake into the ground with a rock → clavó la estaca en la tierra golpeándola con una piedra
to pound sth to pieces (with a hammer) → destrozar algo (a martillazos)
they pounded him into a pulp with their sticks → lo molieron a palos
he pounded the stake into the ground with a rock → clavó la estaca en la tierra golpeándola con una piedra
to pound sth to pieces (with a hammer) → destrozar algo (a martillazos)
they pounded him into a pulp with their sticks → lo molieron a palos
B. VI
1. (= throb, pulsate) [head] → estar a punto de estallar; [heart] → palpitar; [music] → retumbar
the blood pounded in his ears → podía oír el pulso de la sangre en los oídos
his heart pounded with fear/joy/excitement → el corazón le palpitaba de miedo/de alegría/de emoción
the blood pounded in his ears → podía oír el pulso de la sangre en los oídos
his heart pounded with fear/joy/excitement → el corazón le palpitaba de miedo/de alegría/de emoción
2. (= strike) the sea pounded against or on the rocks → el mar azotaba las rocas or batía contra las rocas
somebody began pounding at or on the door → alguien empezó a aporrear la puerta
we listened to the rain pounding on the roof → oíamos la lluvia cayendo con fuerza sobre el tejado
somebody began pounding at or on the door → alguien empezó a aporrear la puerta
we listened to the rain pounding on the roof → oíamos la lluvia cayendo con fuerza sobre el tejado
3. (= move heavily) he was pounding along the road → corría con paso pesado or pesadamente por la carretera
to pound up/down the stairs → subir/bajar las escaleras con paso pesado or pesadamente
the train pounded past → el tren pasó retumbando
to pound up/down the stairs → subir/bajar las escaleras con paso pesado or pesadamente
the train pounded past → el tren pasó retumbando
pound out VT + ADV he was pounding out a tune on the piano → aporreaba una canción en el piano
the drums pounded out the good news → los redobles de los tambores lanzaron a los cuatro vientos la buena noticia
the drums pounded out the good news → los redobles de los tambores lanzaron a los cuatro vientos la buena noticia
pound
3 [paʊnd] N (= enclosure) (for dogs) → perrera f; (for cars) → depósito m de cochesCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pound
[ˈpaʊnd] n
(= weight) → livre f (= 453g)
a pound of carrots → une livre de carottes
Her weight was under ninety pounds → Elle pesait moins de quarante et un kilos
half a pound → une demi-livre
half a pound of butter → une demi-livre de beurre
a pound of carrots → une livre de carottes
Her weight was under ninety pounds → Elle pesait moins de quarante et un kilos
half a pound → une demi-livre
half a pound of butter → une demi-livre de beurre
(= money) → livre f
a five-pound note → un billet de cinq livres
How many euros do you get for a pound? → Combien d'euros a-t-on pour une livre? pound coin, pound sign
a five-pound note → un billet de cinq livres
How many euros do you get for a pound? → Combien d'euros a-t-on pour une livre? pound coin, pound sign
(for dogs, cats) → fourrière f
(for cars) → fourrière f
vt
(= beat) [+ table, door, dashboard] → marteler
He pounded the table with his fist → Il martela la table avec son poing.
He pounded the table with his fist → Il martela la table avec son poing.
[wind, waves, rain] → s'abattre sur
The ship was pounded by huge waves
BUT D'énormes vagues battaient le navire.
The ship was pounded by huge waves
BUT D'énormes vagues battaient le navire.
(= walk) [+ streets, pavements] → battre
to pound the pavement looking for work → battre le pavé à la recherche d'un travail
to pound the pavement looking for work → battre le pavé à la recherche d'un travail
(= crush) [+ grain, garlic, spices] → piler
(with guns) → pilonner
vi
[heart] → cogner dans sa poitrine
My heart was pounding → Mon cœur cognait dans ma poitrine.
my heart pounded with joy → mon cœur me battait de joie, mon cœur battait de joie
her head was pounding → le sang battait dans ses tempes
a pound coin → une pièce d'une livre
My heart was pounding → Mon cœur cognait dans ma poitrine.
my heart pounded with joy → mon cœur me battait de joie, mon cœur battait de joie
her head was pounding → le sang battait dans ses tempes
pound against
vt fus [wind, rain, waves] → battre contrepound on
vt fus [+ door, table] → frapper à grands coups àpound out
vt sep [+ tune, song] → martelerpound coin n → pièce f d'une livrea pound coin → une pièce d'une livre
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pound
1n
pound
2vt
(= hammer, strike) → hämmern; earth, paving slabs → feststampfen; meat → klopfen; dough → kneten, schlagen; piano, typewriter → hämmern auf (+dat); table → hämmern auf (+acc); door, wall → hämmern gegen; (waves, sea) ship → schlagen gegen; (guns, shells, bombs) → ununterbrochen beschießen; (troops, artillery) → unter Beschuss haben; to pound the streets (= jog) → durch die Straßen joggen; the boxer pounded his opponent with his fists → der Boxer hämmerte mit den Fäusten auf seinen Gegner ein; the ship was pounded by the waves → die Wellen schlugen gegen das Schiff; the old-style policeman pounding his beat → der Polizist alten Stils, der seine Runde abmarschiert
vi
pound
3n (for stray dogs) → städtischer Hundezwinger; (esp Brit: for cars) → Abstellplatz m (für amtlich abgeschleppte Fahrzeuge)
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pound
1 [paʊnd] na. (weight = 453g, 16 ounces) → libbra
sold by the pound → venduto/a alla libbra
half a pound → mezza libbra
sold by the pound → venduto/a alla libbra
half a pound → mezza libbra
b. (money = 100 pence) → (lira) sterlina
one pound sterling → una sterlina
a ten-pound note → una banconota da dieci sterline
one pound sterling → una sterlina
a ten-pound note → una banconota da dieci sterline
pound
2 [paʊnd]1. vt (hammer, strike, door, table, person) → picchiare; (piano) → pestare i tasti di; (typewriter) → battere sui tasti di; (subj, sea, waves) → sbattere contro; (guns, bombs) → martellare; (pulverize, drug, spices, nuts) → pestare, polverizzare; (knead, dough) → lavorare
to pound sth to pieces → fare a pezzi qc
to pound sth to a pulp → ridurre qc in poltiglia
to pound sth to pieces → fare a pezzi qc
to pound sth to a pulp → ridurre qc in poltiglia
2. vi
pound
3 [paʊnd] n (enclosure, for dogs) → canile m municipale; (for cars) → deposito m auto inv (per auto sottoposte a rimozione forzata)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pound1
(paund) noun1. (also pound sterling. usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.
2. (usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).
pound2
(paund) noun an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put. a dog-pound.
pound3
(paund) verb1. to hit or strike heavily; to thump. He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.
2. to walk or run heavily. He pounded down the road.
3. to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid. She pounded the dried herbs.
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pound
→ جِنِيه libra pund Pfund λίρα libra punta livre funta libbra ポンド 파운드 pond pund funt libra фунт pund เงินปอนด์ pound đồng bảng 磅Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pound
n. libra, medida de peso;
v. machacar, golpear.
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n libra (lb)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.