Main Entry: ³pound

Function: verb

Etymology: alteration of Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian

Date: 1594

transitive verb 1 : to reduce to powder or pulp by beating
2 a : to strike heavily or repeatedly b : to produce with or as if with repeated vigorous strokes —usually used with out <pound out a story on the typewriter> c : to inculcate by insistent repetition : drive <day after day the facts were pounded home to them — Ivy B. Priest> d : to move, throw, or carry forcefully and aggressively <pound the ball down the field>
3 : to move along heavily or persistently <pounded the pavement looking for work>
4 : to drink or consume rapidly : slug <pound down some beers>intransitive verb 1 : to strike heavy repeated blows
2 : pulsate, throb <my heart was pounding>
3 a : to move with or make a heavy repetitive sound b : to work hard and continuously —usually used with away