pounce | (noun) the act of pouncing | - |
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(verb) move down on as if in an attack | Synonyms: swoop |
pound | (noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | Synonyms: hammer, hammering, pounding |
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(noun) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs | Synonyms: dog pound |
(noun) a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) | Synonyms: pound sign |
(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 | Synonyms: lbf. |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence | Synonyms: British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: Cypriot pound |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters | Synonyms: Egyptian pound |
(noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence | Synonyms: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters | Synonyms: Lebanese pound |
(noun) the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters | Synonyms: Sudanese pound |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters | Synonyms: Syrian pound |
(noun) 16 ounces avoirdupois | Synonyms: lb |
(noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy | - |
(verb) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle | - |
(verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | Synonyms: poke, thump |
(verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact | Synonyms: ram, ram down |
(verb) place or shut up in a pound | Synonyms: impound |
(verb) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits | Synonyms: pound up |
(verb) partition off into compartments | Synonyms: pound off |
(verb) move rhythmically | Synonyms: beat, thump |
(verb) move heavily or clumsily | Synonyms: lumber |
poundage | (noun) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law | Synonyms: impounding, impoundment, internment |
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(noun) weight expressed in pounds | - |
(noun) a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals | - |
(noun) a charge based on weight measured in pounds | - |
poundal | (noun) a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons | Synonyms: pdl |
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pounder | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: muller, pestle |
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(noun) (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds | - |
pounding | (noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | Synonyms: hammer, hammering, pound |
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(noun) repeated heavy blows | Synonyms: buffeting |
(noun) an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) | Synonyms: throb, throbbing |