12 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pound \Pound\, verb (used without an object)
1. To strike heavy blows; to beat.
2. (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pound \Pound\, noun [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.
2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.
3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
{Pound covert}, a pound that is close or covered over, as a shed.
{Pound overt}, a pound that is open overhead.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pound \Pound\, verb (used with an object) [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.
With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks. --Dryden.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pound \Pound\, verb (used with an object) To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pound \Pound\, noun; 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 weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
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. 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}.
2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 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: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {Irish pound}, {Irish punt}, {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: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) [syn: {Ezra Pound}, {Ezra Loomis Pound}]
11: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: {dog pound}]
12: 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}]
verb
1: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" [syn: {thump}, {poke}]
2: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram}, {ram down}]
3: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" [syn: {lumber}]
4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: {beat}, {thump}]
5: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" [syn: {pound off}]
6: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: {pound up}]
7: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" [syn: {impound}]
8: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pound, VA (town, FIPS 64272) Location: 37.12472 N, 82.60748 W Population (1990): 995 (466 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24279 Pound, WI (village, FIPS 64750) Location: 45.09588 N, 88.03285 W Population (1990): 434 (171 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54161
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Pound, WI Pound
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Pound, VA Pound
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pound (1.) 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). (2.) 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}.)
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