pound


Meanings

  • 16 ounces avoirdupois;
    • "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
  • the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
  • the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
  • the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
  • the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
  • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  • the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
  • the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
  • a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
  • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
  • a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
  • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs;
    • "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows);
    • "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
  • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
    • "the salesman pounded the door knocker"
  • strike or drive against with a heavy impact;
    • "pound on the door"
  • move heavily or clumsily;
  • move rhythmically;
  • partition off into compartments;
    • "The locks pound the water of the canal"
  • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits;
    • "The prisoners are safely pounded"
  • place or shut up in a pound;
    • "pound the cows so they don't stray"
  • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle;
    • "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
  • POUND v -ED, -ING, -S to strike heavily and repeatedly


Scrabble Score: 8

pound is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

pound is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

pound is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

pound is a valid Words With Friends word