eng: pound

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Meaning
means	(noun) 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" lb, pound
means	(noun) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence British pound, pound sterling, British pound sterling, quid, pound
means	(noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy pound
means	(noun) the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters pound, Syrian pound
means	(noun) the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters pound, Sudanese pound
means	(noun) the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters Lebanese pound, pound
means	(noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence punt, Irish pound, Irish punt, pound
means	(noun) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters Egyptian pound, pound
means	(noun) the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents Cypriot pound, pound
means	(noun) 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, lbf.
means	(noun) a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) pound, pound sign
means	(noun) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" pound, dog pound
means	(noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" hammering, pounding, pound, hammer
means	(verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" thump, poke, pound
means	(verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" ram, ram down, pound
means	(verb) move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" pound, lumber
means	(verb) move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" pound, beat, thump
means	(verb) partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" pound, pound off
means	(verb) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" pound, pound up
means	(verb) place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" pound, impound
means	(verb) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" pound
means	e/de/Pfund
means	e/PS (currency)
means	e/Pound mass

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eng: pound

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