Pound(v. t.)
- To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
Pound(v. t.)
- 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(v. i.)
- To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
Pound(n.)
- 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(n.)
- A level stretch in a canal between locks.
Pound(n.)
- A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
Pound(v. t.)
- To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
Pound(n.)
- A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
Pound(n.)
- A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.