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pound |
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 -------------- 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 8 pound => break up fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise -------------- 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") Grep of adj pound compound decompound pound-foolish 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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