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pound

1  [pound]
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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 fol. by out): to pound out a tune on the piano.
3. to force (a way) by battering; batter (often fol. 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.
–noun
9. the act of pounding.
10. a heavy or forcible blow.
11. a thump.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME pounen, OE pūnian; akin to D puin rubbish

Related forms:
pounder, noun

Synonyms:
1. See beat.
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Slang Dictionary
pound (sth)

  1. tv.
    to play something loudly on the piano, perhaps with difficulty. : Here, pound this one out. A little softer, please.
  2. tv.
    to type something on a typewriter. : I have finished writing it. Can I borrow your typewriter so I can pound it out?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

pound  (v.)
"pulverize," O.E. punian "crush," from W.Gmc. *puno-, stem of *punojanan (cf. Low Ger. pun, Du. puin "fragments"). With intrusive -d- from 16c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pound
Pronunciation: 'paund
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pounds also pound
: any of various units ofmass and weight: as a : a unit of troy weight equal to 12 troy ounces or 5760 grains or 0.3732417216 kilogram formerly used in weighing gold, silver, and a few other costly materialscalled also troy pound b : a unit of avoirdupois weight equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7000 grains or 0.45359237 kilogram called also avoirdupois pound
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Medical Dictionary

pound (pound)
n.

  1. A unit of weight that is the basis of the avoirdupois system, equal to 16 ounces or 453.592 grams.

  2. 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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