Collins English-English Dictionary

pound [paυnd]

1. 1. vb [when intr, often foll by on or at] to strike heavily and often

2. 2. vt. [tr] to beat to a pulp; pulverize

3. 3. vt. [tr] to instil by constant drilling

   to pound Latin into him

4. 4. vt. [tr; foll by out] to produce, as by typing heavily

5. 5. vt. to walk (the pavement, street, etc) repeatedly

   he pounded the pavement looking for a job

6. 6. vi. [intr] to throb heavily

7. 7. n a heavy blow; thump

8. 8. n the act of pounding

9. 9. n [Etymology] Old English punian; related to Dutch puin rubble

pound [paυnd]

1. 1. n an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453592 kilograms lb

2. 2. n an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy

3. 3. n a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373242 kilograms lb tr

4. 4. n (as modifier)

   a pound coin

5. 5. n [not in technical usage] a unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound avoirdupois where the acceleration of free fall is 32.174 feet per second per second lbf

6. 6. n the standard monetary unit of the following countries

7. 7. n Cyprus: divided into 100 cents

8. 8. n the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and various UK overseas territories, divided into 100 pence pound sterling

9. 9. n Egypt: divided into 100 piastres

10. 10. n Lebanon: divided into 100 piastres

11. 11. n Syria: divided into 100 piastres

12. 12. n another name for lira

13. 13. n a former monetary unit of the Sudan replaced by the dinar in 1992

14. 14. n [Etymology] Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound; related to German Pfund pound, Latin pondus weight

15. 15. n pound Scots a former Scottish monetary unit originally worth an English pound but later declining in value to 1 shilling 8 pence

16. 16. n the former standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence; replaced by the euro in 2002 punt

pound [paυnd]

1. 1. n an enclosure, esp one maintained by a public authority, for keeping officially removed vehicles or distrained goods or animals, esp stray dogs

2. 2. n a place where people are confined

3. 3. n a trap for animals

4. 4. n a trap or keepnet for fish - See pound net

5. 5. vt. [tr] to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain

6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Late Old English pund- as in pundfeald pinfold