Pound

Language: English
Pronunciation: pound
Part of Speech: noun

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"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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