pound, n.
(pounds)
freq. cnt. 44
(pounds)
freq. cnt. 44
16 ounces avoirdupois
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 52 freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 10
lb pound
sample sentences
"he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
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the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
British pound British pound sterling pound pound sterling quid
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
<noun.act>
hammer hammering pound pounding
sample sentences
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard""the pounding of feet on the hallway"
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a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
<noun.artifact>
dog pound pound
sample sentences
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
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a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
<noun.communication>
pound pound sign
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a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
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lbf. pound
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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Cypriot pound pound
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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Egyptian pound pound
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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Irish pound Irish punt pound punt
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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Lebanese pound pound
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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Sudanese pound pound
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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Syrian pound pound
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
<noun.quantity>
pound
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