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Pound

Spanish

English

NM

N

NF

pound

N

libra

NF

pound

N

corral de animales

NM

pound

N

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

NF

# ES

pound sign

N

#

NM

#

pound sign

N

#

NM

# MX

pound sign

N

#

NM

pound sign

N

#

NM

pound cake

N

signo de número

NM

# PR

pound key

N

# US

tecla numeral

NF

# COL

pound sign

N

#

tecla número

NF

# COL

pound sign

N

#

libra esterlina

pound sterling

V

to pound the pavement

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound in

V

dar de puñetazos

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

V

to pound

V

NM

quarter of a pound

N

NF Plural

N Plural

ADJ

ADJ

ADJ

pounded

ADJ

NM

N

NM

N

NM

pounding

N

NM

poundage

N

NF

N

NM

pounding

N

NF

pounding

N

NF

weight of about 25 pounds

N

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English Definitions

pound

N

16 ounces avoirdupois

pound

N

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

pound

N

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

pound

N

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

pound

N

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

pound

N

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

pound

N

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

pound

N

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

pound

N

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

pound

N

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

N

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

pound

N

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

pound

N

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

pound

N

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

pound

V

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

pound

V

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

pound

V

move heavily or clumsily

pound

V

move rhythmically

pound

V

partition off into compartments

pound

V

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

pound

V

place or shut up in a pound

pound

V

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

pound cake

N

rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour

pound net

N

trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure

pound off

V

partition off into compartments

pound sign

N

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

pound sterling

N

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

pound up

V

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

pound-foolish

unwise in dealing with large sums

poundage

N

a charge based on weight measured in pounds

poundage

N

a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals

poundage

N

weight expressed in pounds

poundage

N

placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

N

a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons

pounder

N

(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds

pounder

N

a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

pounding

N

repeated heavy blows

pounding

N

an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

pounding

N

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

pounds per square inch

N

a unit of pressure

English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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