Quick definitions from WordNet (pound)
▸ noun: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs ("Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound")
▸ noun: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
▸ 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
▸ noun: 16 ounces ("He tried to lift 100 pounds")
▸ noun: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) ("The pounding of feet on the hallway")
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
▸ noun: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
▸ verb: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle ("Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone")
▸ verb: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits ("The prisoners are safely pounded")
▸ verb: partition off into compartments ("The locks pound the water of the canal")
▸ verb: place or shut up in a pound ("Pound the cows so they don't stray")
▸ verb: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument ("The salesman pounded the door knocker")
▸ verb: move rhythmically
▸ verb: move heavily or clumsily
▸ verb: strike or drive against with a heavy impact ("Pound on the door")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8702)
▸ Also see pound
▸ noun: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs ("Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound")
▸ noun: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
▸ 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
▸ noun: 16 ounces ("He tried to lift 100 pounds")
▸ noun: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) ("The pounding of feet on the hallway")
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
▸ noun: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
▸ noun: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
▸ verb: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle ("Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone")
▸ verb: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits ("The prisoners are safely pounded")
▸ verb: partition off into compartments ("The locks pound the water of the canal")
▸ verb: place or shut up in a pound ("Pound the cows so they don't stray")
▸ verb: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument ("The salesman pounded the door knocker")
▸ verb: move rhythmically
▸ verb: move heavily or clumsily
▸ verb: strike or drive against with a heavy impact ("Pound on the door")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8702)
▸ Also see pound