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Definition: Meaning of, pound in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / paʊnd /

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pound pounds
  1. weight [countable] written abbreviation a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16 OUNCE s or 0.454 kilograms
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  2. money also pound sterling [countable] the standard unit of money in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence
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  3. money also pound sterling [countable] the (British) pound the value of British money compared with the value of the money of other countries
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  4. money also pound sterling [countable] the standard unit of money in various other countries, such as Egypt and the Sudan
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  5. for dogs and cats [countable usually singular] a place where dogs and cats that have been found on the street are kept until their owners come to get them
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  6. for cars [countable] a place where cars that have been illegally parked are kept until their owners pay money to get them back
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  7. get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh to get the full amount of work, money etc that someone owes you, even though it makes them suffer and you do not really need it
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  8. telephone [uncountable] American English the POUND KEY
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pound pounded pounded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pounding pounds
  1. hit [intransitive and transitive] to hit something very hard several times and make a lot of noise, damage it, break it into smaller pieces etc
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  2. heart [intransitive] if your heart or blood is pounding, your heart is beating very hard and quickly
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  3. head [intransitive] if your head is pounding, it feels painful, especially because you have a headache or you have been using a lot of effort
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  4. move [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to walk or run quickly with heavy loud steps
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  5. attack with bombs [transitive] to attack a place continuously for a long time with bombs
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Pound


Definition: Meaning of, Pound in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / paʊnd /

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  1. 1885-1972 united States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature
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    Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
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Pound used in phrases

  • British pound (noun)
    1. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  • British pound sterling (noun)
    1. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  • Cypriot pound (noun)
    1. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
  • Egyptian pound (noun)
    1. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
  • Ezra Loomis Pound (noun)
    1. 1885-1972 united States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature
  • Ezra Pound (noun)
    1. 1885-1972 united States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature
  • Irish pound (noun)
    1. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  • Lebanese pound (noun)
    1. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
  • Pound, Ezra
    1. (1885-1972) a US poet who lived mostly in Europe, and whose poems include the Cantos . He broadcast on the radio in support of FASCISM and MUSSOLINI during World War II. As a result, after the war the US government charged him with TREASON, but he was judged to be mentally ill and sent to a mental hospital until 1958.
  • Sudanese pound (noun)
    1. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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Pound used in phrasal verbs

  • pound into (phrasal verb)
    1. pound something into someone/someone’s head to teach someone something by repeating it many times
  • pound out (phrasal verb)
    1. if you pound out a song, you play it loudly by hitting your instrument very hard
    2. American English to do something in a very short period of time
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