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Synonyms for pound
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Princeton's WordNet
pound, lb(noun)
16 ounces avoirdupois
"he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
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dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammeringBritish pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid(noun)
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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chew, lbf., dog pound, wad, plug, quid, hammering, chaw, cud, pound sign, quid pro quo, pound sterling, punt, pounding, lb, hammerpound(noun)
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
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dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammeringSyrian pound, pound(noun)
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammeringSudanese pound, pound(noun)
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammeringLebanese pound, pound(noun)
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammeringIrish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound(noun)
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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pound sign, quid, punting, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammeringEgyptian pound, pound(noun)
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammeringCypriot pound, pound(noun)
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, punt, hammeringpound, 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
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dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammeringPound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound(noun)
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammeringpound, pound sign(noun)
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, hammeringpound, dog pound(noun)
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
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dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammeringhammer, pound, hammering, pounding(verb)
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
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quid, lbf., dog pound, pounding, buffeting, throbbing, power hammer, malleus, throb, mallet, hammering, pound sign, pound sterling, punt, cock, lb, hammerthump, pound, poke(verb)
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
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stab, horn in, prod, dig, intrude, beat, ram down, thud, lumber, impound, nose, pound up, pry, thump, jab, ram, pound off, pokeram, ram down, pound(verb)
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
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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, jamlumber, pound(verb)
move heavily or clumsily
"The heavy man lumbered across the room"
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log, poke, impound, pound up, pound off, ram down, thump, lumber, beat, rambeat, pound, thump(verb)
move rhythmically
"Her heart was beating fast"
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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, shellpound, pound off(verb)
partition off into compartments
"The locks pound the water of the canal"
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poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, rampound, pound up(verb)
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
"The prisoners are safely pounded"
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poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, ramimpound, pound(verb)
place or shut up in a pound
"pound the cows so they don't stray"
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seize, poke, impound, confiscate, pound up, pound off, ram down, sequester, thump, lumber, beat, ram, attachpound(verb)
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
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poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, ram
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, worstAntonyms:
fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrenderPreposition:
Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#42 | free | |
#77 | get | |
#163 | books | |
#176 | book | |
#577 | paper | |
#713 | log | |
#737 | drive | |
#1022 | force | |
#1810 | switch | |
#2152 | cock | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3137 | plug | |
#3213 | ram | |
#3387 | stick | |
#3503 | sterling | |
#3616 | shell | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4007 | pounds | |
#4165 | worst | |
#4498 | crash | |
#4785 | puzzle | |
#4807 | drum | |
#4910 | pound | |
#4993 | cyprus | |
#5259 | jam | |
#5727 | lb | |
#5959 | nose | |
#6448 | attach | |
#6565 | pond | |
#7393 | exhaust | |
#7548 | overcome | |
#7721 | hammer | |
#7788 | dig | |
#8135 | defeat | |
#8591 | cage | |
#9559 | spank | |
#9747 | pose | |
#10852 | tick | |
#11033 | tucker | |
#11642 | lumber | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12576 | prod | |
#12767 | whip | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#13897 | coop | |
#14613 | flap | |
#16211 | conquer | |
#17775 | kennel | |
#17819 | chew | |
#17989 | punt | |
#18031 | seize | |
#19316 | pounding | |
#19499 | batter | |
#19594 | lira | |
#19709 | bunk | |
#19711 | stab | |
#20854 | poke | |
#24052 | libra | |
#24832 | scramble | |
#27607 | cram | |
#27901 | thrash | |
#30103 | amaze | |
#30953 | surpass | |
#31630 | jab | |
#32087 | cypriot | |
#32259 | quid | |
#32335 | kilo | |
#32455 | mallet | |
#33563 | livre | |
#33891 | circumvent | |
#34810 | throbbing | |
#35321 | scourge | |
#36659 | wad | |
#38781 | hammering | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#41588 | thump | |
#42756 | pry | |
#43658 | quiver | |
#45397 | thud | |
#45961 | bruise | |
#50461 | punting | |
#53513 | cud | |
#54523 | vex | |
#56460 | smite | |
#57646 | vanquish | |
#58820 | intrude | |
#62904 | flog | |
#64761 | throb | |
#67809 | confiscate | |
#73203 | impound | |
#74223 | imprison | |
#77925 | outwit | |
#94911 | outsmart | |
#95211 | perplex | |
#95414 | pommel | |
#105258 | chastise | |
#112496 | mystify | |
#115009 | sequester | |
#123283 | cudgel | |
#144808 | trounce | |
#153240 | chaw | |
#158476 | overreach | |
#159487 | malleus | |
#173770 | buffeting | |
#176751 | belabor | |
#177091 | pulsate | |
#184683 | castigate | |
#201455 | pulverize | |
#211488 | thrum | |
#224053 | bewilder | |
#273151 | jampack |
How to use pound in a sentence?
Ryan has the appeal of a dog that has been rescued from the pound, that is his secret. He's grateful. He's happy. Always, always. If he had a tail, he'd wag it.
One time I bought a pound cake that weighed 14 ounces.
It’s our favorite candy for sure. We have it in the house almost all the time. We have the Half Pound Big Cup in our freezer and the Reese’s spread in our pantry.
Austin took his hog,Millhouse, to the auction hoping to raise at least $1,000, but to his surprise, he was able to bring in more than $11,000. The initial bidders came in high at $12 a pound, bringing in a total of almost $3,000 but the auctioneer informed the eager crowd they were going to open up the bidding to anyone who wanted to donate an additional dollar per pound that would go directly to charity. Austins dad said he was shocked when he saw dozens of hands go up. It was a sea of cards that just came up.
How to win a case in court: If the law is on your side, pound on the law; if the facts are on your side, pound on the facts; if neither is on your side, pound on the table.
Translations for pound
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- pondAfrikaans
- باوند, منا, رطل, جنيهArabic
- фунтBulgarian
- lliuraCatalan, Valencian
- bušit, libra, útulekCzech
- pwys, puntWelsh
- pundDanish
- Pfund, Tierheim, Verwahrstelle, ZwingerGerman
- toEwe
- λίρα, λίβρα, μαντρί, μνα, μάντραGreek
- pundo, funtoEsperanto
- pilar, libra, perrera, pulverizarSpanish
- libraBasque
- naula, eläinkoti, isku, pommittaa, takoa, rusikoida, jyskyttää, ryskyttää, imaista, punta, pauna, takavarikkoalue, troy-naula, sulkuallas, hakata, murskata, marssiaFinnish
- pundFaroese
- livre, fourrière, pilonnerFrench
- punt, pónaIrish
- punnd, nota, buail, notScottish Gaelic
- puntManx
- לירהHebrew
- पाउंडHindi
- fontHungarian
- ֆունտArmenian
- poundIndonesian
- bangaIcelandic
- bacino idrico, martellare, colpire, flagellare, ingurgitare, frantumare, battere, polverizzare, picchiare, canile, botta, lira, recinto, colpo forte, deposito auto, pestare, trangugiare, tritare, affogarsi, triturare, libbra, lira sterlina, gattile, tonfo, sterlina, autoparco, martellioItalian
- ポンドJapanese
- 파운드, 빻다Korean
- libraLatin
- PondLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- daužyti, svarasLithuanian
- фунта, либра, кафилеријаMacedonian
- paund, kandang, paun, kurunganMalay
- lira, libraMaltese
- ပေါင်Burmese
- pond, beukenDutch
- pundNorwegian
- funtPolish
- pulverizar, devorar, libra, pátio, libra esterlina, bater, triturar, abrigo, batidaPortuguese
- livră, pfund, pisa, bate, lirăRomanian
- колоти́ть, дроби́ть, фунт, толочь, раздробля́ть, моло́ть, ло́патьRussian
- фунта, funtaSerbo-Croatian
- libraSlovak
- funtSlovene
- pundSwedish
- ratiliSwahili
- దంచుTelugu
- ปอนด์Thai
- libreTurkish
- paoVietnamese
- פונטYiddish
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