Synonyms for pound
paʊndpound

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1. pound

   Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.

   Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.

   Synonyms:
   bastinado, batter, beat, belabor, bruise, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, defeat, flog, overcome, pommel, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worst

   Antonyms:
   fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender

   Preposition:
   Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pound

   Synonyms:
   imprison, cage, coop

   Antonyms:
   discharge, liberate, release

2. pound

   Synonyms:
   beat, bruise, pulverize, triturate

   Antonyms:
   soothe, stroke, amalgamate, compound

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pound, lbnoun

   16 ounces avoirdupois

   "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

   Synonyms:
   dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammering

2. British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quidnoun

   the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

   Synonyms:
   chew, lbf., dog pound, wad, plug, quid, hammering, chaw, cud, pound sign, quid pro quo, pound sterling, punt, pounding, lb, hammer

3. poundnoun

   a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

   Synonyms:
   dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammering

4. Syrian pound, poundnoun

   the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

   Synonyms:
   pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammering

5. Sudanese pound, poundnoun

   the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

   Synonyms:
   pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammering

6. Lebanese pound, poundnoun

   the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

   Synonyms:
   pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammering

7. Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, poundnoun

   formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

   Synonyms:
   pound sign, quid, punting, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammering

8. Egyptian pound, poundnoun

   the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

   Synonyms:
   pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammering

9. Cypriot pound, poundnoun

   the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

   Synonyms:
   pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammering

10. pound, lbf.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

    Synonyms:
    dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammering

11. Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Poundnoun

    United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

    Synonyms:
    dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammering

12. pound, pound signnoun

    a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

    Synonyms:
    dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammering

13. pound, dog poundnoun

    a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

    "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

    Synonyms:
    dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammering

14. hammer, pound, hammering, poundingverb

    the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

    "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

    Synonyms:
    quid, lbf., dog pound, pounding, buffeting, throbbing, power hammer, malleus, throb, mallet, hammering, pound sign, pound sterling, punt, cock, lb, hammer

15. thump, pound, pokeverb

    hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

    "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

    Synonyms:
    stab, horn in, prod, dig, intrude, beat, ram down, thud, lumber, impound, nose, pound up, pry, thump, jab, ram, pound off, poke

16. ram, ram down, poundverb

    strike or drive against with a heavy impact

    "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

    Synonyms:
    wad, thump, beat, force, drill in, drive, impound, hammer in, chock up, lumber, pound up, cram, jampack, ram down, beat in, ram, crash, pound off, poke, jam

17. lumber, poundverb

    move heavily or clumsily

    "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

    Synonyms:
    log, poke, impound, pound up, pound off, ram down, thump, lumber, beat, ram

18. beat, pound, thumpverb

    move rhythmically

    "Her heart was beating fast"

    Synonyms:
    exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, pound up, mystify, ram, flummox, impound, beat, outwit, lumber, circumvent, tick, poke, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, ram down, quiver, work over, thud, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, pound off, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shell

19. pound, pound offverb

    partition off into compartments

    "The locks pound the water of the canal"

    Synonyms:
    poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, ram

20. pound, pound upverb

    shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

    "The prisoners are safely pounded"

    Synonyms:
    poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, ram

21. impound, poundverb

    place or shut up in a pound

    "pound the cows so they don't stray"

    Synonyms:
    seize, poke, impound, confiscate, pound up, pound off, ram down, sequester, thump, lumber, beat, ram, attach

22. poundverb

    break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

    "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

    Synonyms:
    poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, ram

Matched Categories

1. • British Monetary Unit
   • Cypriot Monetary Unit
   • Egyptian Monetary Unit
   • Irish Monetary Unit
   • Lebanese Monetary Unit
   • Sudanese Monetary Unit
   • Syrian Monetary Unit
   • Avoirdupois Unit
   • Break Up
   • Force Unit
   • Hit
   • Partition
   • Poet
   • Symbol
   • Walk
   • Writer

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poundverb

   Synonyms:
   beat, strike

2. poundverb

   Synonyms:
   BRAY, bruise, crush, pulverize, triturate, comminute, levigate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poundnoun

   Synonyms:
   86

2. poundverb

   Synonyms:
   beat, comminute, pulverize, bray, triturate, maul, belabor, impound

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pound":

   book, libra, cypriot, £, pounds, impound, sterling, pond, lira, livre, lbs., kennel, free, kilo, cyprus, lb, books, paper

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How to use pound in a sentence?

1. Danish proverb:

   An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.

2. David Marcus:

   Instead of having a synthetic unit ... we could have a series of stablecoins, a dollar stablecoin, a euro stablecoin, a sterling pound stable coin, etc.

3. Proverb:

   An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching.

4. Jennifer Smith:

   I came into work the Monday after Thanksgiving to the phone ringing at 7 a.m., john Burley was calling from John Burley hospital room saying,' Boomer is in the pound !' Boomer is in the pound !' Boomer is John's world.

5. Scott Kahan:

   Everybody has different needs and tendencies. Constant weighing can throw some people for a loop. They get freaked out when the number goes up by a pound, and it ends up being counterproductive.