How to pronounce "pound"

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• "Pound" pronounced in French.

• "pound" pronounced in French.

• "Pound" pronounced in Hungarian.

• "pound" pronounced in Hungarian.

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Meanings and definitions of "pound"

Noun

16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

Synonyms:

• pound
• lb

Noun

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Synonyms:

• British pound
• pound
• British pound sterling
• pound sterling
• quid

Noun

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

Synonyms:

• pound

Noun

the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

Synonyms:

• Syrian pound
• pound

Noun

the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

Synonyms:

• Sudanese pound
• pound

Noun

the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

Synonyms:

• Lebanese pound
• pound

Noun

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Synonyms:

• Irish pound
• Irish punt
• punt
• pound

Noun

the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

Synonyms:

• Egyptian pound
• pound

Noun

the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

Synonyms:

• Cypriot pound
• pound

Noun

a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

Synonyms:

• pound
• lbf.

Noun

United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

Synonyms:

• Pound
• Ezra Pound
• Ezra Loomis Pound

Noun

a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

Synonyms:

• pound
• pound sign

Noun

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

Synonyms:

• pound
• dog pound

Noun

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

Synonyms:

• hammer
• pound
• hammering
• pounding

Verb

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

Synonyms:

• thump
• pound
• poke

Verb

strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

Synonyms:

• ram
• ram down
• pound

Verb

move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

Synonyms:

• lumber
• pound

Verb

move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

Synonyms:

• beat
• pound
• thump

Verb

partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"

Synonyms:

• pound
• pound off

Verb

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"

Synonyms:

• pound
• pound up

Verb

place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"

Synonyms:

• impound
• pound

Verb

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

Synonyms:

• pound