Pound

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

16 ounces avoirdupois

the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

partition off into compartments

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

place or shut up in a pound

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

move heavily or clumsily

move rhythmically