Definition of "Pound" :

noun: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

"The pounding of feet on the hallway."

noun: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

"Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound."

noun: a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

noun: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

noun: 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: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

noun: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

noun: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

noun: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

noun: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

noun: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

noun: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

noun: 16 ounces avoirdupois

"He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds."

noun: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

verb: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

"Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone."

verb: place or shut up in a pound

"Pound the cows so they don't stray."

verb: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

"The prisoners are safely pounded."

verb: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

"The salesman pounded the door knocker."

verb: partition off into compartments

"The locks pound the water of the canal."

verb: strike or drive against with a heavy impact

"Pound on the door."

verb: move rhythmically

verb: move heavily or clumsily