1. pound - Noun
2. pound - Verb
4. Pound - Proper noun
of Pound
To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
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.
To strike heavy blows; to beat.
To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
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.
A level stretch in a canal between locks.
A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. Muhammad Ali
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck. James A. Garfield
A page of history is worth a pound of logic. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it. Persian Proverb
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. English Proverb
In for a penny, in for a pound. English Proverb