Word

pound, v.
(pounded, pounding, pounds)
freq. cnt. 10

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

poke pound thump

sample sentences

"the salesman pounded the door knocker"
"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pounding pound

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thump

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poke

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit

strike or drive against with a heavy impact
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

pound ram ram down

sample sentences

"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
"pound on the door"

verb frames

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pound

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ram rammer

semantic pointers

hypernym

thrust

move rhythmically
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

beat pound thump

sample sentences

"Her heart was beating fast"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat beat

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pounding

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

hyponym

throb, pulsate, pulse palpitate, flutter thrash flap

verb group

beat

move heavily or clumsily
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lumber pound

sample sentences

"The heavy man lumbered across the room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

semantic pointers

hypernym

walk

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
<verb.change>

pound

sample sentences

"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pound pounder

semantic pointers

hypernym

break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise

place or shut up in a pound
<verb.contact>

impound pound

sample sentences

"pound the cows so they don't stray"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pound

semantic pointers

hypernym

hold, restrain, confine, constrain

verb group

pound, pound up

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
<verb.contact>

pound pound up

sample sentences

"The prisoners are safely pounded"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poundage

semantic pointers

hypernym

hold, restrain, confine, constrain

verb group

impound, pound

partition off into compartments
<verb.contact>

pound pound off

sample sentences

"The locks pound the water of the canal"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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semantic pointers

hypernym

partition, partition off