Inside the Universes

'pound'

[pound.n.01] as in: 16 ounces avoirdupois

Examples:
he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds

'pound'

[british_pound.n.01] as in: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

'pound'

[pound.n.03] as in: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

'pound'

[syrian_pound.n.01] as in: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

'pound'

[sudanese_pound.n.01] as in: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

'pound'

[lebanese_pound.n.01] as in: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

'pound'

[irish_pound.n.01] as in: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

'pound'

[egyptian_pound.n.01] as in: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

'pound'

[cypriot_pound.n.01] as in: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

'pound'

[pound.n.10] as in: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

'pound'

[pound.n.11] as in: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

'pound'

[pound.n.12] as in: a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

'pound'

[pound.n.13] as in: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

Examples:
unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound

'pound'

[hammer.n.08] as in: 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

'pound'

[thump.v.03] as in: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

Examples:
the salesman pounded the door knocker
a bible-thumping Southern Baptist

'pound'

[ram.v.01] as in: strike or drive against with a heavy impact

Examples:
ram the gate with a sledgehammer
pound on the door

'pound'

[lumber.v.01] as in: move heavily or clumsily

Examples:
The heavy man lumbered across the room

'pound'

[beat.v.04] as in: move rhythmically

Examples:
Her heart was beating fast

'pound'

[pound.v.05] as in: partition off into compartments

Examples:
The locks pound the water of the canal

'pound'

[pound.v.06] as in: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

Examples:
The prisoners are safely pounded

'pound'

[impound.v.02] as in: place or shut up in a pound

Examples:
pound the cows so they don't stray

'pound'

[pound.v.08] as in: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

Examples:
pound the roots with a heavy flat stone