Definition of poned
1. pound [ n ] 16 ounces
Examples:
"he tried to lift 100 pounds"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
The 6 - foot 3 inch Hansen checked_in close_to 200 pounds , 15 pounds lighter than his reporting_weight last spring .
The 6 - foot 3 inch Hansen checked_in close_to 200 pounds , 15 pounds lighter than his reporting_weight last spring .
He hopes to melt_off an additional eight pounds before the Flock breaks_camp three weeks hence .
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
A 208 - pound , 6 - foot 1 - inch senior from Stamford , Moritz practices nothing but place-kicking .
(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
The husky 6 - 3 , 205 - pound lefthander , was in command all_the_way before an on_the_scene audience of only 949 and countless of television viewers in the Denver area .
Synonyms pound lb Related Terms avoirdupois_unit quarter stone ounce2. pound [ v ] hit hard with the had, fist, or some heavy instrument
Examples:
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"
"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)
He would sit inside the coffee_shop and pound a gloved fist upon the table and a girl would hear him and come running , bowing with her running , calling_out in her bowing , `` At your service '' .
Synonyms pound thump poke Related Terms hit punch thump3. pound [ v ] strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Examples:
"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
"pound on the door"
4. pound [ n ] the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
Used in print:(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)
One man remarked that if he had a_hundred pounds , he would give ninety of them to be back in England .
Up spoke carpenter Staffe , who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home .
Synonyms pound quid pound_sterling British_pound Related Terms British_monetary_unit penny5. pound [ v ] move heavily or clumsily
Examples:
"The heavy man lumbered across the room
(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)
Watson pounded to the crawling man and stopped , panting heavily .
Synonyms pound lumber Related Terms walk6. pound [ v ] move rhythmically
Examples:
"Her heart was beating fast"
(James Blish, The Star Dwellers....)
His heart , he discovered , was pounding .
Synonyms beat thump pound Related Terms move convulse flap pulsate palpitate beat pulse7. pound [ v ] pulsate or pound with abnormal force
Examples:
"my head is throbbing"
"Her heart was throbbing"
8. pound [ n ] the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms pound Sudanese_pound Related Terms Sudanese_monetary_unit piaster9. pound [ n ] the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms pound Lebanese_pound Related Terms Lebanese_monetary_unit piaster10. pound [ n ] the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms pound Syrian_pound Related Terms Syrian_monetary_unit piaster11. Pound [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8702
Synonyms Pound12. pound [ n ] the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
Synonyms pound Cypriot_pound Related Terms Cypriot_monetary_unit mil13. pound [ n ] a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
Examples:
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
14. pound [ n ] the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms pound Egyptian_pound Related Terms Egyptian_monetary_unit piaster15. pound [ n ] the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Synonyms punt pound irish_punt Irish_pound Related Terms Irish_monetary_unit penny16. pound [ n ] United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
Synonyms ezra_pound pound ezra_loomis_pound Related Terms writer poet17. pound [ v ] break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
Examples:
"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
18. pound [ v ] place or shut up in a pound
Examples:
"pound the cows so they don't stray"
19. pound [ v ] shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
Examples:
"The prisoners are safely pounded"
20. pound [ v ] partition off into compartments
Examples: : "The locks pound the water of the canal"
21. pound [ n ] 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. pound Related Terms force_unit22. pound [ n ] the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Examples:
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"
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