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verb (used with object)
1.
to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.
2.
to produce or effect by striking or thumping, or in a manner resembling this (often followed by out): to pound out a tune on the piano.
3.
to force (a way) by battering; batter (often followed by down): He pounded his way through the mob. He pounded the door down.
4.
to crush into a powder or paste by beating repeatedly.
verb (used without object)
5.
to strike heavy blows repeatedly: to pound on a door.
6.
to beat or throb violently, as the heart.
7.
to give forth a thumping sound: The drums pounded loudly.
8.
to walk or go with heavy steps; move along with force or vigor.
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Pound out
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
noun
9.
the act of pounding.
10.
a heavy or forcible blow.
11.
a thump.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English pounen, Old English pūnian; akin to Dutch puin rubbish
before 1000; Middle English pounen, Old English pūnian; akin to Dutch puin rubbish
Related forms
pound·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
pound
"pulverize," O.E. punian "crush," from W.Gmc. *puno-, stem of *punojanan (cf. Low Ger. pun, Du. puin "fragments"). With intrusive -d- from 16c.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
pound (pound)
n.
A unit of weight that is the basis of the avoirdupois system, equal to 16 ounces or 453.592 grams.
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams.
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Science Dictionary
pound  (pound) Pronunciation Key
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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Slang Dictionary
pound (sth) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
pound out
Produce, especially on a keyboard, as in I can pound out another résumé, or She was pounding out song after song on the piano. [c. 1900]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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