Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pound
1 of 8 senses of pound
Sense 4
beat pound, thump
=> pulsate, throb, pulse
=> palpitate, flutter
=> thrash
=> flap
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pound
1 of 8 senses of pound
Sense 4
beat pound, thump
=> pulsate, throb, pulse
=> palpitate, flutter
=> thrash
=> flap
Entailment of verb pound
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb pound
8 senses of pound
Sense 1
thump, pound, poke
=> hit
Sense 2
ram, ram down pound
=> thrust
Sense 3
lumber, pound
=> walk
Sense 4
beat pound, thump
=> move
Sense 5
pound, pound off
=> partition, partition off
Sense 6
pound, pound up
=> restrain, confine, hold
Sense 7
impound, pound
=> restrain, confine, hold
Sense 8
pound
=> break up fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
Familiarity of verb pound
pound used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pound
Sense 6
pound, pound up
=> restrain, confine, hold
Sense 7
impound, pound
=> restrain, confine, hold
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Sense 1
thump, pound, poke
=> hit
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Sense 2
ram, ram down pound
=> thrust
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Sense 3
lumber, pound
=> walk
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Sense 4
beat pound, thump
=> move
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Sense 5
pound, pound off
=> partition, partition off
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Sense 8
pound
=> break up fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
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Grep of noun pounds
pounds per square inch
Grep of noun pound
alicyclic compound
aliphatic compound
anionic compound
anti-tnf compound
apothecaries' pound
binary compound
british pound
chelate compound
chemical compound
compound
coordination compound
cypriot pound
dog pound
egyptian pound
ezra loomis pound
ezra pound
foot-pound
inorganic compound
iodocompound
irish pound
lebanese pound
organic compound
pound
pound cake
pound net
pound sterling
poundage
poundal
pounder
pounding
pounds per square inch
quaternary ammonium compound
spackling compound
sudanese pound
syrian pound
troy pound
Overview of noun pound
The noun pound has 12 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (46) pound, lb -- (16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds")
2. (2) British pound, pound, pound sterling, quid -- (the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence)
3. Syrian pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters)
4. Sudanese pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters)
5. Lebanese pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters)
6. Irish pound, punt, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence)
7. Egyptian pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters)
8. Cypriot pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents)
9. pound, lbf. -- (a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec)
10. Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound -- (United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972))
11. pound, dog pound -- (a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound")
12. hammer, pound, hammering, pounding -- (the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway")
Overview of verb pound
The verb pound has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) thump, pound, poke -- (hit hard with the had fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist")
2. (3) ram, ram down pound -- (strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door")
3. (1) lumber, pound -- (move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room)
4. (1) beat pound, thump -- (move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast")
5. pound, pound off -- (partition off into compartments: "The locks pound the water of the canal")
6. pound, pound up -- (shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded")
7. impound, pound -- (place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray")
8. pound -- (break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone")
Overview of noun pound
The noun pound has 12 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (46) pound, lb -- (16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds")
2. (2) British pound, pound, pound sterling, quid -- (the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence)
3. Syrian pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters)
4. Sudanese pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters)
5. Lebanese pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters)
6. Irish pound, punt, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence)
7. Egyptian pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters)
8. Cypriot pound, pound -- (the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents)
9. pound, lbf. -- (a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec)
10. Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound -- (United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972))
11. pound, dog pound -- (a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound")
12. hammer, pound, hammering, pounding -- (the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway")
Overview of verb pound
The verb pound has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) thump, pound, poke -- (hit hard with the had fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist")
2. (3) ram, ram down pound -- (strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door")
3. (1) lumber, pound -- (move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room)
4. (1) beat pound, thump -- (move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast")
5. pound, pound off -- (partition off into compartments: "The locks pound the water of the canal")
6. pound, pound up -- (shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded")
7. impound, pound -- (place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray")
8. pound -- (break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone")
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