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Pound
Language:
English
Pronunciation:
pound
Part of Speech:
noun
Defined Definitions
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A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
User Defined Definitions
"16 ounces avoirdupois"
"the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence"
"a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy"
"the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters"
"the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters"
"the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters"
"formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence"
"the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters"
"the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents"
"a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec"
"a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs"
"hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument"
"strike or drive against with a heavy impact"
"move heavily or clumsily"
"move rhythmically"
"partition off into compartments"
"shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits"
"place or shut up in a pound"
"break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle"
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