Noun
1. 16 ounces;
"he tried to lift 100 pounds"2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
3. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
4. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
5. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
6. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
8. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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
10. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs;
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the 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"Verb
1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
"the salesman pounded the door knocker""a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact;
"ram the gate with a sledgehammer""pound on the door"3. move heavily or clumsily;
"The heavy man lumbered across the room"4. move rhythmically;
"Her heart was beating fast"5. partition off into compartments;
"The locks pound the water of the canal"6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits;
"The prisoners are safely pounded"7. place or shut up in a pound;
"pound the cows so they don't stray"8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle;
"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"