Main Entry:

³pound

Function:

verb

Etymology:

alteration of Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian

Date:

1594

transitive verb1: to reduce to powder or pulp by beating2 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 verb1: to strike heavy repeated blows2: 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