• the act of Pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the Pounding of feet on the hallway"
• a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the Pound"
• United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
• a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 Pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
• the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
• the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
• the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
• formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
• the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
• the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
• the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
• 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 Pounds"
• break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
• place or shut up in a Pound; "Pound the cows so they don''t stray"
• shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely Pounded"
• hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman Pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
• partition off into compartments; "The locks Pound the water of the canal"
• strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "Pound on the door"
• move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
• move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

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