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noun
1.
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
verb (used without object)
2.
(especially of water) to collect into a pond or large puddle: to prevent rainwater from ponding on the roof.
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Pond
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding dam, gepyndan to impound. See pound3
1250–1300; Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding dam, gepyndan to impound. See pound3
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Example Sentences
- Being a big fish in a small pond is more likely to get you noticed.
- The van rolled into the pond as water rushed into its open door.
- His friends, he says, chide him as a big fish in a small pond.
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Word Origin & History
pond
1248, "artificially banked body of water," variant of pound "enclosed place" (see pound (n.2)). Jocular reference to "the Atlantic Ocean" dates from 1641.
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Science Dictionary
pond  (pŏnd) Pronunciation Key
An inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake. Natural ponds form in small depressions and are usually shallow enough to support rooted vegetation across most or all of their areas. |
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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