Synonyms of pound

pound 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

give the nail a final pound with the hammer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• thump
• punch
• thud
• hit
• slap
• knock
• stroke
• swipe
• whack
• lick
• smack
• bang
• beat
• poke
• spank
• slam
• clip
• chop
• hook
• kick
• slug
• clap
• pounding
• pelt
• switch
• box
• smash
• crack
• plump
• lash
• sock
• belt
• bat
• pick
• fillip
• cuff
• bop
• swat
• buffet
• licking
• bust
• wallop
• stripe
• wham
• knee
• rap
• hack
• bash
• clout
• thwack
• haymaker
• dab
• stinger
• biff
• beating
• welt
• hand
• swing
• douse
• whop
• whap
• larrup
• counter
• left
• hammering
• right
• body blow
• counterstroke
• one-two
• battering
• sucker punch
• whip
• counterblow
• whipping
• shiver
• thrashing
• roundhouse
• pummeling
• cruncher
• KO
• uppercut
• knockdown
• rabbit punch
• drubbing
• knockout
• flogging
• counterpunch
• sidewinder
• pummelling
• bastinado
• pasting
• bludgeoning
• cudgelling
• walloping
• clobbering
• right-hander
• cudgeling
• bastinade
• kayo
• lambasting

pound

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in cage

an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals

stray dogs wearing tags are kept in that pound until their owners can be notified

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cage
• coop
• pen
• corral
• kennel
• hutch
• fold
• run
• fence
• cote
• stockade
• aquarium
• dovecote
• kraal
• henhouse
• pigpen
• dovecot
• sheepfold
• live-box
• terrarium

pound

3 of 3

verb

1

as in to stomp

to move heavily or clumsily

pounding down the road as fast as he could run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomp
• shuffle
• stumble
• lump
• haul
• stamp
• clump
• barge
• flounder
• slough
• drag
• lumber
• trudge
• tramp
• stump
• lurch
• weave
• galumph
• scuff
• shamble
• scuffle
• plod
• flog
• stagger
• slog
• sway
• flop
• tromp
• reel
• waddle
• totter
• blunder
• wabble
• wobble
• careen
• teeter
• dodder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coast
• slide
• breeze
• glide
• whisk
• float
• hang
• drift
• waltz
• hover
• waft
• poise

2

as in to hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

pounding nails into boards all day long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hit
• knock
• punch
• slap
• smack
• bang
• slam
• whack
• clap
• clip
• strike
• crack
• swipe
• bat
• box
• kick
• thump
• hammer
• lick
• slug
• nail
• bob
• clock
• shove
• chop
• bludgeon
• tap
• push
• tag
• bash
• sock
• poke
• bop
• clout
• belt
• wallop
• paste
• jab
• whale
• swat
• zap
• clobber
• bonk
• thwack
• flick
• stab
• bust
• rap
• stroke
• bump
• smite
• slog
• maul
• beat
• biff
• pummel
• rough
• pepper
• pelt
• batter
• hang one on
• butt
• stamp
• bung
• dump
• mangle
• fell
• cream
• knee
• cuff
• buffet
• slash
• floor
• drub
• lash
• spear
• bean
• scuff
• deck
• cane
• lace
• whip
• pommel
• jostle
• lambast
• brain
• lambaste
• sledge
• club
• skull
• bunt
• level
• switch
• cudgel
• knock down
• prod
• flog
• flail
• conk
• sledgehammer
• bowl (down or over)
• sap
• thrash
• sucker punch
• rabbit-punch

3

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pelt
• lash
• whip
• beat
• hide
• thump
• batter
• knock
• hit
• punch
• slap
• smash
• maul
• do
• attack
• bat
• assault
• chop
• hammer
• spank
• box
• slam
• pummel
• bludgeon
• curry
• tan
• slate
• smack
• punch out
• club
• paddle
• whack
• work over
• bash
• wallop
• whale
• raid
• flog
• thrash
• switch
• belt
• buffet
• birch
• whup
• thresh
• drub
• whop
• swipe
• rough (up)
• wound
• lace
• baste
• lather
• slog
• beat up on
• crack
• storm
• fib
• pommel
• whap
• lambast
• bung up
• tromp
• lambaste
• belabor
• pounce (on or upon)
• mess (up)
• rush
• descend (on or upon)
• strap
• paste
• sock
• cane
• jump (on)
• lay on
• swat
• cudgel
• clout
• clobber
• wham
• whomp
• thwack
• leather
• cuff
• bust
• assail
• lam
• scourge
• lacerate
• horsewhip
• beset
• blackjack
• rawhide
• cowhide
• maim
• mutilate
• flagellate
• mangle
• gore
• fustigate
• pistol-whip

4

as in to draw

to shape with a hammer

pounding out a depression in the metal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• draw
• hammer
• forge
• carve
• beat
• fashion
• cut
• stamp
• mold
• work
• chase
• pat
• form
• coin
• sculpt
• model
• mint
• knead
• planish
• sculpture
• chisel
• grave
• hew
• boast
• abate
• knap

5

as in to grind

to reduce to fine particles

the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grind
• crush
• beat
• mill
• powder
• disintegrate
• pulverize
• smash
• crumble
• bray
• mull
• grate
• comminute
• atomize
• break
• fracture
• shatter
• crunch
• fragment
• dash
• kibble
• bust
• splinter
• micronize

Examples of pound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Made of silver and weighing about 11 pounds, the trophy comes with a rich chiseling on its outside, hiding a rose-gold effect inside. —Jennifer Weil, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024

At the end of 2022, weighing about 212 pounds and fearful about her health after losing her brother and both parents to heart disease, McCaskill started using the diabetes drug Mounjaro off-label for weight loss. —Meg Tirrell, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024

The console, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds, had previously been in the possession of the French band Phoenix, who paid $17,000 for it during the sessions for their 2013 album Bankrupt! —Elias Leight, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024

According to court documents, Salmon said in the motion that Lester has lost more than 50 pounds, experienced issues with his memory and has exhibited confusion surrounding the details of the case. —Deena Zaru, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing pound

• pound (down)