pound
English Thesaurus
1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | blow, |
| definition | : | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon (noun.act) |
2. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | enclosure, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (noun.artifact) |
3. a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | symbol, |
| definition | : | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance (noun.communication) |
4. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | poet, |
| definition | : | a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | author, writer, |
| definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
5. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | force unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement of physical force (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | quarter pound, |
| definition | : | 4 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity) |
6. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | penny, |
| definition | : | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound (noun.quantity) |
7. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | mil, |
| definition | : | a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound (noun.quantity) |
8. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | piaster, piastre, |
| definition | : | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria (noun.quantity) |
9. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | penny, |
| definition | : | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound (noun.quantity) |
10. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | piaster, piastre, |
| definition | : | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria (noun.quantity) |
11. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | piaster, piastre, |
| definition | : | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria (noun.quantity) |
12. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | piaster, piastre, |
| definition | : | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria (noun.quantity) |
13. 16 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | avoirdupois unit, |
| definition | : | any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | ounce, oz., |
| definition | : | a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | half pound, |
| definition | : | 8 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | stone, |
| definition | : | an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | quarter, |
| definition | : | a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) (noun.quantity) |
14. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | force unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement of physical force (noun.quantity) |
15. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change)
16. place or shut up in a pound (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | confine, hold, restrain, |
| definition | : | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | pound, pound up, |
| definition | : | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits (verb.contact) |
17. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | confine, hold, restrain, |
| definition | : | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | impound, pound, |
| definition | : | place or shut up in a pound (verb.contact) |
18. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | hit, |
| definition | : | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb.contact) |
19. partition off into compartments (verb.contact)
20. strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | thrust, |
| definition | : | push forcefully (verb.motion) |
21. move rhythmically (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | pulsate, pulse, throb, |
| definition | : | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | thrash, |
| definition | : | beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | flap, |
| definition | : | move noisily (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | beat, |
| definition | : | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion) |
22. move heavily or clumsily (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | walk, |
| definition | : | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion) |
23. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | pound, |
| definition | : | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | poke, pound, thump, |
| definition | : | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | hammer, |
| definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pound, ram, ram down, |
| definition | : | strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact) |
24. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | impound, pound, |
| definition | : | place or shut up in a pound (verb.contact) |
25. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change)
| derivation | : | muller, pestle, pounder, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
26. place or shut up in a pound (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dog pound, pound, |
| definition | : | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs (noun.artifact) |
27. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits (verb.contact)
28. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | thump, |
| definition | : | a heavy blow with the hand (noun.act) |
29. strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | ram, |
| definition | : | a tool for driving or forcing something by impact (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rammer, |
| definition | : | a tool for driving something with force (noun.artifact) |
30. move rhythmically (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse, |
| definition | : | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | pounding, throb, throbbing, |
| definition | : | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event) |
31. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | pound, |
| definition | : | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | poke, pound, thump, |
| definition | : | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | hammer, |
| definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pound, ram, ram down, |
| definition | : | strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact) |
32. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | impound, pound, |
| definition | : | place or shut up in a pound (verb.contact) |
33. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change)
| derivation | : | muller, pestle, pounder, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
34. place or shut up in a pound (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dog pound, pound, |
| definition | : | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs (noun.artifact) |
35. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits (verb.contact)
36. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | thump, |
| definition | : | a heavy blow with the hand (noun.act) |
37. strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | ram, |
| definition | : | a tool for driving or forcing something by impact (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rammer, |
| definition | : | a tool for driving something with force (noun.artifact) |
38. move rhythmically (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse, |
| definition | : | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | pounding, throb, throbbing, |
| definition | : | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event) |
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