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
• poke
• smack
• bang
• beat
• spank
• slam
• clip
• chop
• hook
• pounding
• kick
• slug
• clap
• pelt
• switch
• box
• smash
• crack
• plump
• lash
• sock
• belt
• bat
• pick
• fillip
• cuff
• swat
• bop
• buffet
• bust
• wallop
• stripe
• licking
• wham
• knee
• rap
• hack
• clout
• bash
• thwack
• beating
• dab
• stinger
• biff
• welt
• hand
• swing
• whop
• haymaker
• douse
• larrup
• counter
• left
• hammering
• right
• body blow
• whip
• one-two
• battering
• counterstroke
• whipping
• sucker punch
• shiver
• thrashing
• roundhouse
• pummeling
• KO
• knockdown
• uppercut
• rabbit punch
• drubbing
• knockout
• flogging
• counterblow
• counterpunch
• sidewinder
• cruncher
• pasting
• bludgeoning
• walloping
• clobbering
• bastinado
• right-hander
• cudgeling
• 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
• cote
• fence
• stockade
• aquarium
• dovecote
• kraal
• henhouse
• pigpen
• sheepfold
• live-box
• terrarium

pound

3 of 3

verb

1

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily

pounding down the road as fast as he could run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffle
• stomp
• 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
• 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
• 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
• beat
• hide
• whip
• thump
• batter
• knock
• hit
• punch
• slap
• smash
• do
• maul
• attack
• bat
• assault
• chop
• hammer
• spank
• box
• slam
• pummel
• bludgeon
• curry
• tan
• slate
• smack
• punch out
• club
• paddle
• work over
• whack
• bash
• wallop
• raid
• whale
• flog
• thrash
• switch
• belt
• buffet
• birch
• whup
• thresh
• drub
• whop
• rough (up)
• swipe
• wound
• lace
• baste
• lather
• slog
• beat up on
• crack
• storm
• fib
• pommel
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pound

Noun

Between March 2024 and July 2025, the group allegedly stole more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine in the Greater Los Angeles area from rival drug trafficking gangs, according to the statement. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

In an upper-tier section, for example, some seats started at 185 pounds ($245) and were down to 115 pounds ($152) in late August before dropping to 79 pounds. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Duran pounded his mitt and was greeted by teammates for a fairly muted celebration on the field. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

In Puerto San Carlos, a fishing town of about 5,700 people, high tides and pounding waves from Polo were already breaching sea barriers as residents worried for their homes in the mostly empty town. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing pound

• pound (down)