Definition of pound(s) in English English dictionary
- lb
- pound
- To eat or drink very quickly
You really pounded that beer!.
- pound
- Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight
- pound
- To crush to pieces; to pulverize
- pound
- The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level
- pound
- A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals
- pound
- A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc
- pound
- To pitch consistently to a certain location
The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night.
- pound
- The symbol [[Appendix: Unsupported titles/Number sign|
- pound
- The unit of currency of used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies
- pound
- A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g)
- pound
- A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g)
- pound
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- pound
- To strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly
- pound
- A hard blow
- pound
- Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel
- pound cake
- A dense yellow cake; the traditional recipe consists of a pound (unit of weight) each of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar
- pound cakes
- plural form of pound cake
- pound of flesh
- Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding
You must be under the impression that I'm one of these damned New England sharks that get their pound of flesh off the widow and orphan. If you're a little short, sign a note.
- pound sand
- To engage in a futile activity
After he spoke, the boss basically told him to go pound sand.
- pound shop
- a shop selling household groceries, toys, gimmicks etc, that are typically priced at a pound each
- pound sign
- ]] on a telephone
- pound sign
- The symbol £ representing the pound sterling
- pound sign
- The symbol [[Appendix: Unsupported titles/Number sign|
- pound signs
- plural form of pound sign
- pound sterling
- The currency of the United Kingdom
- pound the pavement
- To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers
After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.
- pound the pavement
- To travel on foot; to walk or run
The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day.
- pound the table
- In financial circles, "pounding the table" is most commonly used as a synonym for "promoting"
- pound the table
- There's an old legal aphorism that goes, "If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table."
- pound-foolish
- Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money
- pound-for-pound
- A comparison of fighters' (usually boxers) skill levels, regardless of what weight class they are in
Manny Pacquiao is arguably the best pound for pound boxer on the planet.
- pound-for-pound
- Pertaining to how any two things compare when bearing in mind their real or relative, figurative weight
My gal is pound for pound sweeter than chocolate.
- pound-force
- A unit of force equal to a mass of one avoirdupois pound times a standard acceleration of gravity, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lbf
- pound
- {v} to beat with a pestle, beat, shut up
- pound
- {n} a weight of 16 ounces avordupois, and 14 of troy, sum of money, pinfold, place
- pound
- The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation: lb, lbm, #) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound of exactly
- pound of flesh
- (deyim) A payment or penalty exacted to fulfill a deal or punishment
- pound on
- (deyim) 1. A celebration of good events marked by pounding two fists together. 2. Consentual giving of props between two people marked with a fist pound
1. The Silvertips won the WHL title, pound on that.
2. Todd doesn't pound on the time.
- pound on that
- (deyim) 1. A celebration of good events marked by pounding two fists together. 2. Consentual giving of props between two people marked with a fist pound
1. The Silvertips won the WHL title, pound on that.
2. Todd doesn't pound on the time.
- pound-force per square inch
- The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: psi or lbf/sq in) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch: 1 lbf/sq in ¡Ö 6,894.757 Pa (the SI unit of pressure)
- pound-mass
- The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation: lb, lbm, #) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound of exactly
- pound
- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
- pound
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
- pound
- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
- pound
- move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
- pound
- measure of mass or weight used in the United States for medium size objects -- "Boilermaker Pre-Cooked Chicken costs $3 19 for one pound " (236)
- pound
- move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
- pound
- To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds
- pound
- A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4
- pound
- United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
- pound
- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
- pound
- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
- pound
- To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound
- pound
- Pound-force
- pound
- A paper note in the imperial system equal to 20 shillings and equivalent to two dollars in today's dollar system
- pound
- A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward
- pound
- A level stretch in a canal between locks
- pound
- The unit of weight (Latin, pondus, weight); also cash to the value of twenty shillings sterling, because in the Carlovingian period the Roman pound (twelve ounces) of pure silver was coined into 240 silver pennies The symbols and lb are for libra, the Latin for a pound (See Penny for Pound )
- pound
- A section of a swale designed to detain runoff
- pound
- A unit of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; the United Kingdom and its dependencies; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland (which now uses the euro) and Israel (which now uses the sheqel). Its symbol is £
- pound
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- pound
- partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal
- pound
- If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces. She paused as she pounded the maize grains
- pound
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
- pound
- a storage area for holding live lobster
- pound
- The pound is used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds. The pound is expected to continue to increase against most other currencies
- pound
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal
- pound
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
- pound
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- pound
- Twelve ounces
- pound
- An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold
- pound
- United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
- pound
- {i} unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (equal to 454 grams); unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces; unit of currency; unit of measurement; pound key on a telephone; pen, yard; strike, hit
- pound
- If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly. He pounded the table with his fist Somebody began pounding on the front door She came at him, pounding her fists against his chest. the pounding waves
- pound
- The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol £. One British pound is divided into a hundred pence. Some other countries, for example Egypt, also have a unit of money called a pound. Beer cost three pounds a bottle A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen. multi-million pound profits. a pound coin
- pound
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
- pound
- 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
- pound
- {f} punch, strike; hit, beat; shatter, smash; shake heavily
- pound
- Pounding thinner cuts of meat tenderizes it by breaking down muscle Kitchen mallets are generally used for pounding, but it can be done using a small frying pan as well First place the piece of meat between two pieces of plastic wrap or wax paper
- pound
- Any of various units of mass and weight; especially a unit equal to 16 ounces (about 0 454 kilograms)
- pound
- To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt
- pound
- To strike heavy blows; to beat
- pound
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
- pound
- place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
- pound
- A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces
- pound
- There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value
- pound
- A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, and other countries where English is spoken. One pound is equal to 0.454 kilograms. A pound of something is a quantity of it that weighs one pound. Her weight was under ninety pounds. a pound of cheese
- pound
- The symbol #
- pound
- partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
- pound
- 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
- To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat
- pound
- A unit of weight: of 16 ounces in the avoirdupois system (= 453.592 g) or of 12 troy ounces in the troy system (= 373.242 g). Its symbol is lb
- pound
- A pound is a place where dogs and cats found wandering in the street are taken and kept until they are claimed by their owners
- pound
- A pound is a place where cars that have been parked illegally are taken by the police and kept until they have been claimed by their owners
- pound
- The monetary unit of Great Britain
- pound
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
- pound
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
- pound
- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
- pound
- 4536 kg. It is also a unit of weight in the troy and apothecaries' systems (two other traditional systems of weight), equal to 12 troy or apothecaries' oz, 5,760 grains, or 0.37 kg. Its Roman ancestor, the libra, is the source of the abbreviation lb. The troy pound is used for precious metals, the apothecaries' pound for drugs. The British monetary pound is linked historically with the minting of silver coins (sterlings). Large payments were reckoned in "pounds of sterlings," later shortened to "pounds sterling." See also gram; International System of Units; measurement; metric system; ounce
- pound
- Look this up
- pound
- If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid. I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe. + pounding pound·ing the fast pounding of her heart. see also pounding. American writer who exerted great influence on the development of modern literature through his poetic works, such as the unfinished Cantos (1925-1960), his critical works, including ABC of Reading (1934), his voluminous contributions to literary magazines, and his tutelage of writers such as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway. American jurist who was dean of Harvard Law School (1916-1936) and wrote several influential books, including The Spirit of the Common Law (1921). Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional European system of weight (incorporated into the British Imperial system and the U.S. system of weights and measures), equal to 16 oz, 7,000 grains, or
- pound away
- bomb, shell; beat incessantly, strike without stopping
- pound cake
- A rich, finely textured yellow cake containing eggs, flour, butter, and sugar. a heavy cake made from flour, sugar, and butter (Because it was made of a pound of each of the things in it)
- pound cake
- rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour
- pound key
- The pushbutton in the lower right corner on the dialing pad of a standard pushbutton telephone, marked with a pound sign (#). the button on a telephone that has the symbol (#) on it
- pound key
- {i} key in the lower right corner on the dialing pad of a regular push button telephone or lower right-hand key on telephone handsets, marked with a pound sign (#)
- pound net
- trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure
- pound of flesh
- A debt harshly insisted upon
- pound of flesh
- a justified but disabling request
- pound out
- make noise by tapping, make noise by striking against something
- pound sign
- the symbol # (abbreviation for pound when writing weights; symbol of the lower right-hand key on telephone handsets)
- pound sterling
- the standard unit of money in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence
- pound sterling
- monetary unit of the United Kingdom
- pound the pavement
- walk from place to place in order to accomplish a goal (esp. to find a job or campaign for an election)
- pound-foolish
- unwise in dealing with large sums
- pound-foolish
- incapable or unwise in dealing with large money matters or other large issues
- pound-net
- type of fishing net
- 800-pound gorilla
- Something dangerous, menacing, or spooky that is obvious but not addressed
- 800-pound gorilla
- An entity that dominates its environment
- Amsterdam pound
- One of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce, equivalent to 0,4941 kilogram
- avoirdupois pound
- A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959
- dog pound
- an animal shelter where stray dogs are kept
- don't be penny wise and pound foolish
- Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere
- don't be penny wise and pound foolish
- Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts
- foot-pound
- A unit of work done, or energy expended, when a force of one pound acts through a distance of one foot
- foot-pound-second
- A unit of mechanical power, equal to that required to raise one pound through a distance of one foot in one second
- foot-pound-second
- Of or relating to a measurement system that uses the foot as a measure of distance, the pound as a measure of force, and the second as a measure of time. Abbreviations: ft-lb-s, fps, f.p.s
- in for a penny, in for a pound
- Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must “go the whole hog”
It appears to be a situation where the greenhouse proponents are in for a penny, in for a pound. As long as the myth needs to be kept alive, this is the inescapable conclusion.
- metric pound
- Usually an informal term for half of a kilogram or 500 grams
- penny wise and pound foolish
- prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful and profligate with large amounts
- penny-wise and pound-foolish
- Thrifty about petty matters and wasteful about important matters
- pink pound
- The business generated by providing goods and services to the homosexual community
- ten pound Pom
- alternative form of ten pound tourist, specifically referring to a British immigrant
- ten pound tourist
- An assisted immigrant from Britain in the post-war years. The cost of the trip was ten pounds Sterling, with the remainder paid by the Australian government
- troy pound
- A former unit of mass equal to 5760 grains
- penny-wise pound-foolish
- {s} capable of dealing with small things but unable to manage the larger issues
- Egyptian pound
- unit of currency used in Egypt
- Ezra Loomis Pound
- born Oct. 30, 1885, Hailey, Idaho, U.S. died Nov. 1, 1972, Venice, Italy U.S. poet and critic. Pound attended Hamilton College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied various languages. In 1908 he sailed for Europe, where he would spend most of his life. He soon became a leader of Imagism and a dominant influence in Anglo-American verse, helping promote writers such as William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Hilda Doolittle, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Frost, D.H. Lawrence, and T.S. Eliot, whose The Waste Land he brilliantly edited. After World War I he published two of his most important poems, "Homage to Sextus Propertius" (1919) and "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley" (1920). He also began publishing The Cantos, an attempt at an epic sequence of poems, which would remain his major poetic occupation throughout his life. With the onset of the Great Depression, he increasingly pursued his interest in history and economics, became obsessed with monetary reform, and declared his admiration for Benito Mussolini. In World War II he made pro-fascist radio broadcasts; detained by U.S. forces for treason in 1945, he was initially held at Pisa; The Pisan Cantos (1948, Bollingen Prize), written there, are notably moving. He was subsequently held in an American mental hospital until 1958, when he returned to Italy. The Cantos (1970) collects his 117 completed cantos
- Ezra Pound
- a US poet who lived mostly in Europe, and whose poems include the Cantos. He broadcast on the radio in support of fascism and Mussolini during World War II. As a result, after the war the US government charged him with treason, but he was judged to be mentally ill and sent to a mental hospital until 1958 (1885-1972). born Oct. 30, 1885, Hailey, Idaho, U.S. died Nov. 1, 1972, Venice, Italy U.S. poet and critic. Pound attended Hamilton College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied various languages. In 1908 he sailed for Europe, where he would spend most of his life. He soon became a leader of Imagism and a dominant influence in Anglo-American verse, helping promote writers such as William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Hilda Doolittle, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Frost, D.H. Lawrence, and T.S. Eliot, whose The Waste Land he brilliantly edited. After World War I he published two of his most important poems, "Homage to Sextus Propertius" (1919) and "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley" (1920). He also began publishing The Cantos, an attempt at an epic sequence of poems, which would remain his major poetic occupation throughout his life. With the onset of the Great Depression, he increasingly pursued his interest in history and economics, became obsessed with monetary reform, and declared his admiration for Benito Mussolini. In World War II he made pro-fascist radio broadcasts; detained by U.S. forces for treason in 1945, he was initially held at Pisa; The Pisan Cantos (1948, Bollingen Prize), written there, are notably moving. He was subsequently held in an American mental hospital until 1958, when he returned to Italy. The Cantos (1970) collects his 117 completed cantos
- Roscoe Pound
- born Oct. 27, 1870, Lincoln, Neb., U.S. died July 1, 1964, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. legal educator and botanist. After studying botany at the University of Nebraska and law at Harvard University (1889-90), he was admitted to the Nebraska bar, and he practiced law while also teaching at the state university (1890-1903). At the University of Nebraska he directed the state botanical survey (1892-1903) and discovered a rare fungus (Roscopoundia). He later taught at several law schools, most notably Harvard (1910-37), where he also served as dean (1916-36), instituting many reforms. He was perhaps the chief U.S. advocate of sociological jurisprudence, which holds that statutes and court decisions are affected by social conditions; his ideas apparently influenced the New Deal programs of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt. After World War II he helped reorganize the judicial system of Taiwan
- an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
- little preventive maintenance can save the need for repairs later; deal with a problem before it gets worse
- assay pound
- sometimes equaling 0
- assay pound
- 5 gram, but varying with the assayer
- assay pound
- A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc
- british pound
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
- cypriot pound
- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
- demanded his pound of flesh
- screamed for vengeance
- egyptian pound
- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
- foot pound
- A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity the height of one foot
- foot-pound
- The amount of work, in the English system, required to raise a one pound weight a distance of one foot
- foot-pound
- A measurement of work or energy One foot-pound (ft-lb) is equal to the work done when a constant force of one pound is exerted on a body which moves a distance of one foot in the direction of the force
- foot-pound
- A unit of energy equal to 1 356 joules
- foot-pound
- A unit of torque corresponding to a force of one pound acting on a one foot level arm
- foot-pound
- A unit of energy equal to 1 356joules
- foot-pound
- a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
- foot-pound
- Energy required to raise a one-pound weight against the force of gravity the distance of one foot A measure of torque Inch-pound is also commonly used on smaller motors An inch-pound represents the energy needed to lift one pound one inch; an inch-ounce represents the energy needed to lift one ounce one inch
- foot-pound
- Work Required to Lift 1 Pound 1 Foot
- grey pound
- the money that older people have available to spend, especially after their children have grown up and left home
- have one's pound of flesh
- demand everything; revenge oneself upon
- in for a penny in for a pound
- there's nothing to lose, don't start something you can't finish
- irish pound
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- lebanese pound
- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
- penny wise and pound foolish
- intelligent in trivial matters but foolish in important ones
- pink pound
- the money that people who are homosexual have available to spend
- sudanese pound
- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
- syrian pound
- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
- the apples cost 1 pound each
- every apple is priced at one pound
- troy pound
- an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373
- troy pound
- 242 grams