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Pound (pound), Ezra Loomis 1885-1972.

American writer who exerted great influence on the development of modern literature through his poetic works, such as the unfinished Cantos (1925-1960), his critical works, including ABC of Reading (1934), his voluminous contributions to literary magazines, and his tutelage of writers such as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway.

pound¹ (pound)

1. Abbr. lb.

a. A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).

b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams). See Table at measurement.

2. A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.

3. A British unit of force equal to the weight of a standard one-pound mass where the local acceleration of gravity is 9.817 meters (32.174 feet) per second per second.

a. The basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 1971. Also called pound sterling.

b. See Table at currency.

5. A monetary unit of Scotland before the Act of Union (1707). Also called pound scots.

6. The pound key on a telephone.

[Middle English, from Old English pund, from West Germanic *punda-, from Latin (lbra) pond, (a pound) by weight; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

pound² (pound)

v. pound·ed, pound·ing, pounds

v.tr.

1. To strike repeatedly and forcefully. See Synonyms at beat.

2. To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush.

3. To instill by persistent, emphatic repetition: pounded knowledge into the students' heads.

4. To assault with heavy gunfire.

v.intr.

1. To strike vigorous, repeated blows: He pounded on the table.

2. To move along heavily and noisily: The children pounded up the stairs.

3. To pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb: My heart pounded.

4. To move or work laboriously: a ship that pounded through heavy seas.

1. A heavy blow.

2. The sound of a heavy blow; a thump.

3. The act of pounding.

Idiom:

pound the pavement Slang

To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work.

[Middle English pounden, alteration of pounen, from Old English pnian.]

pounder n.

pound³ (pound)

1. A public enclosure for the confinement of stray dogs or livestock.

2. A place in which impounded property is held until redeemed.

3. An enclosure in which animals or fish are trapped or kept.

4. A place of confinement for lawbreakers.

tr.v. pound·ed, pound·ing, pounds

To confine in or as if in a pound; impound.

[Middle English, from Old English pund-, enclosure (as in pundfall, pen).]

pound ¹

Noun

1. the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom and some other countries, made up of 100 pence Official name: (pound sterling)

2. the standard monetary unit of various other countries, such as Cyprus and Malta

3. a unit of weight made up of 16 ounces and equal to 0.454 kilograms [Old English pund]

pound ²

Verb

1. (sometimes foll. by on, at)to hit heavily and repeatedly

2. to crush to pieces or to powder

3. (foll. by out)to produce, by typing heavily

4. (of the heart) to throb heavily

5. to run with heavy steps [Old English pūnian]

pound ³

Noun

an enclosure for stray dogs or officially removed vehicles [Old English pund-]

pound (pound)

A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 16 ounces (0.45 kilograms). See Table at measurement. See Note at weight.

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Noun	1.	pound - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" lb avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights oz., ounce - a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams half pound - 8 ounces avoirdupois stone - an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone" quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
	2.	pound - the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid British monetary unit - monetary unit in Great Britain penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
	3.	pound - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy force unit - a unit of measurement of physical force
	4.	pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters Syrian pound piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Syrian monetary unit - monetary unit in Syria
	5.	pound - the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters Sudanese pound piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Sudanese monetary unit - monetary unit in the Sudan
	6.	pound - the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters Lebanese pound piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Lebanese monetary unit - monetary unit in Lebanon
	7.	pound - formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence Irish pound, Irish punt, punt penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound Irish monetary unit - monetary unit in Eire
	8.	pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters Egyptian pound Egyptian monetary unit - monetary unit in Egypt piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
	9.	pound - the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents Cypriot pound Cypriot monetary unit - monetary unit in Cyprus mil - a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
	10.	pound - a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec lbf. force unit - a unit of measurement of physical force quarter pound - 4 ounces avoirdupois
	11.	Pound - United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) Ezra Loomis Pound, Ezra Pound
	12.	pound - a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) pound sign symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
	13.	pound - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" dog pound enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
	14.	pound - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" hammering, pounding, hammer blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	pound - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" thump, poke hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	2.	pound - strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" ram, ram down thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
	3.	pound - move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" lumber walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	4.	pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" thump, beat move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" palpitate, flutter - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" thrash - beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
	5.	pound - partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" pound off partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
	6.	pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" pound up restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" impound, pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
	7.	pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" impound restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" pound up, pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
	8.	pound - break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

pound ¹

noun enclosure, yard, pen, compound, kennels, corral chiefly U.S., Canad.

pound ²

verb 1. (sometimes with on) beat, strike, hammer, batter, thrash, thump, pelt, clobber (slang) pummel, belabour, beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) beat the living daylights out of

verb 2. crush, powder, bruise, bray (dialect) pulverize

verb 3. pulsate, beat, pulse, throb, palpitate, pitapat

verb 4. (often with out) thump, beat, hammer, bang

verb 5. stomp, tramp, march, thunder (informal) clomp

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