pound out

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.

Examples of pound out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dansby Swanson homered and Matt Shaw had three doubles and a pair of RBIs for the Cubs, who pounded out 15 hits to take the rubber match of the three-game set. —CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

The Panthers pounded out 11 hits with Graham Barton, Colt Wallace, Bradyn Disman and Ethan Jackson contributing 2 hits each. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026

Jorgensen also went 1 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs, Davis Montgomery was 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs and Taylor Haddock was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and two runs as Jesuit pounded out 12 hits. —Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026

Harden scored 26 points with seven assists, and, to the naked eye, seemed to pound out more possessions by himself than Cavs watchers are used to seeing. —Joe Vardon, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for pound out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout