2. (noun)British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence Synonyms: chew, lbf., dog pound, wad, plug, quid, pound, hammering, chaw, cud, pound sign, quid pro quo, pound sterling, punt, pounding, lb, hammer
3. (noun)pound a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy Synonyms: dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammering
4. (noun)Syrian pound, pound the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters Synonyms: pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, punt, hammering
5. (noun)Sudanese pound, pound the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters Synonyms: pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, punt, hammering
6. (noun)Lebanese pound, pound the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters Synonyms: pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, punt, hammering
7. (noun)Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence Synonyms: pound sign, quid, punting, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, punt, hammering
8. (noun)Egyptian pound, pound the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters Synonyms: pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, punt, hammering
9. (noun)Cypriot pound, pound the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents Synonyms: pound sign, quid, dog pound, pound sterling, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, punt, hammering
10. (noun)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 Synonyms: dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, pound sign, hammering
11. (noun)Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) Synonyms: dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound sign, hammering
12. (noun)pound, pound sign a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) Synonyms: dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, pound sign, hammering
13. (noun)pound, dog pound a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs Synonyms: dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, pound sign, hammering
14. (verb)hammer, pound, hammering, pounding the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) Synonyms: quid, lbf., dog pound, pounding, buffeting, throbbing, powerhammer, malleus, throb, pound, mallet, hammering, pound sign, pound sterling, punt, cock, lb, hammer
15. (verb)thump, pound, poke hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument Synonyms: stab, horn in, prod, dig, intrude, beat, ram down, thud, lumber, pound, impound, nose, pound up, pry, thump, jab, ram, pound off, poke
20. (verb)pound, pound up shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits Synonyms: poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, pound, ram
22. (verb)pound break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle Synonyms: poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, ram
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'pound'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. pound Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to Synonyms: beat, bastinado, chastise, overcome, spank, thrash, batter, conquer, pommel, strike, vanquish, belabor, cudgel, pound, surpass, whip, bruise, defeat, scourge, switch, worst, castigate, flog, smite Antonyms: fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender
Synonyms for pound 
