pound out
phrasal verb
pounded out; pounding out; pounds out
1
: to make or produce (something) quickly especially by pounding (such as on a keyboard)
Every week he pounds out another column for the newspaper.
2
: to play (a song, melody, etc.) loudly on a musical instrument especially by pounding (such as on a piano)
The band's lead singer was pounding out a tune on the piano.
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The Rockies pounded out a season-high 16 hits and made the Padres, owners of one of the majors’ best bullpens, squirm.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
The band is prominently arrayed on the box-like set, pounding out country-rock numbers that know a thing or two about hard living.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
And yet even that felt like a huge task because my heart was pounding out of my chest.
—Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025
Junior first baseman Anthony Chavez hit a solo home run and drove in two runs for Mount Carmel (1-0), which pounded out eight extra-base hits and had eight batters record at least one RBI.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
The band is prominently arrayed on the box-like set, pounding out country-rock numbers that know a thing or two about hard living.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
And yet even that felt like a huge task because my heart was pounding out of my chest.
—Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025
Junior first baseman Anthony Chavez hit a solo home run and drove in two runs for Mount Carmel (1-0), which pounded out eight extra-base hits and had eight batters record at least one RBI.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Pound out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pound%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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