1. (noun) pound, lb
16 ounces avoirdupois
Synonyms: dog pound, quid, pound sterling, punt, lb, lbf., pounding, hammer, pound, pound sign, hammering
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, power hammer, 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
16. (verb) ram, ram down, pound
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Synonyms: wad, thump, beat, force, drill in, drive, impound, hammer in, chock up, lumber, pound, pound up, cram, jampack, ram down, beat in, ram, crash, pound off, poke, jam
17. (verb) lumber, pound
move heavily or clumsily
Synonyms: log, poke, impound, pound up, pound, pound off, ram down, thump, lumber, beat, ram
18. (verb) beat, pound, thump
move rhythmically
Synonyms: exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, pound up, mystify, ram, flummox, impound, beat, outwit, lumber, circumvent, tick, poke, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, ram down, quiver, pound, work over, thud, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, pound off, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shell
19. (verb) pound, pound off
partition off into compartments
Synonyms: poke, pound up, impound, ram down, pound off, thump, lumber, beat, pound, ram
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
21. (verb) impound, pound
place or shut up in a pound
Synonyms: seize, poke, impound, confiscate, pound up, pound, pound off, ram down, sequester, thump, lumber, beat, ram, attach
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
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Synonyms and Antonyms of pound 
