Synonym: bang, batter, beat, drum, hammer, hit, knock, rap, strike. Similar words: expound, compound, compound interest, round and round, round, hound, found, sound. Meaning: [paʊnd] 
n. 1. 16 ounces 2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence 3. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters 4. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters 5. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters 6. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence 7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters 8. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents 9. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 10. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) 11. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs 12. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). v. 1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument 2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact 3. move heavily or clumsily 4. move rhythmically 5. partition off into compartments 6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits 7. place or shut up in a pound 8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle.
n. 1. 16 ounces 2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence 3. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters 4. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters 5. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters 6. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence 7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters 8. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents 9. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 10. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) 11. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs 12. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). v. 1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument 2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact 3. move heavily or clumsily 4. move rhythmically 5. partition off into compartments 6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits 7. place or shut up in a pound 8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle. 
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31. My employer deducted a pound from my wages this week.
32. The pound took a nosedive on the foreign exchange market today.
33. I had no hammer,so I had to pound the nail in with a stone.
34. Penny wise, pound foolish.
35. The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week.
36. I staked him to 100 pound.
37. A hundred pence makes one pound.
38. Excuse me, have you got change for a pound?
39. The pound steadied against the dollar.
40. The pound is still firm against the dollar.
41. He borrowed a pound off me.
42. Don't pound up the stairs!
43. Is the pound strong or weak at the moment?
44. All items cost/are under a pound.
45. The government has decided to float the pound.
46. Income tax stands at 23 pence in the pound.
47. There are 100 pence to every pound.
48. Companies are trying to attract the pink pound.
49. She slipped a pound note into his hand.
50. The pound silvered under the moonlight.
51. The grapes cost $2 a pound .
52. Beef now costs well over 30 roubles a pound.
53. The pound closed slightly down at $1.534.
54. On the foreign-exchange markets the pound remained firm.
55. £ is the sign for the British pound.
56. I've dieted off one pound all month.
57. When was the first pound coin struck?
58. He's eaten a whole pound of plums!
59. The value of the pound swung downwards.
60. Her head began to pound.
More similar words: expound, compound, compound interest, round and round, round, hound, found, sound, wound, bound, ground, around, bounded, founded, founder, round up, wounded, round off, sound off, all round, all around, come round, profound, flounder, abound in, get around, go around, surround, boundary, eastbound.