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noun (1)

Definition of poundnext
as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument give the nail a final pound with the hammer

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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

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pound

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verb

1
as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily pounding down the road as fast as he could run

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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

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3
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

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4
as in to draw
to shape with a hammer pounding out a depression in the metal

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as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food

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Recent Examples of pound
Noun
Their coffee business started off with a pushcart and 100 pounds of coffee beans back in 1992, with the brothers slinging espresso by the railroad tracks of Grants Pass, Oregon. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026 The 6-foot-1, 200-pound bruiser ran for 165 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 42-34 win over Morgan Park in a Class 5A second-round playoff game at Stagg Stadium in Chicago. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
With the clock running out, the candidates continue to pound away at each other. — Dick Brennan, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The screech of electric saws and pounding of nails into plywood are now background noise in the French capital. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pound
  1. blow
  2. cage
  3. shuffle
  4. hit
  5. lick
  6. draw
  7. grind
  8. thump
Noun
  • Toney is one of the leaders on the team, so losing him before the biggest game of the regular season was a tough blow.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • While the announcement doesn’t guarantee that Eisenkot will be the next prime minister, Herzog’s decision is another blow to Netanyahu, who lost his parliamentary majority in the election.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • The crew booked the DJ MCMLXXXV to play a tattoo artist, put in a cage for dancers, and invited Amanda Lepore, who shows up in the film with a whip and a sub.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The cage-free adoption and medical facility was designed to maximize socialization and lessen any stress on the animals by eliminating confinement.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of cage
Verb
  • Findings of no effect tend to either be shuffled off to low-profile journals or left behind as unpublished lab lore.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For the most part, this was a second consecutive solid performance by a group that will likely undergo major personnel shuffling all season.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of shuffle
Verb
  • Moderna just hit a new high The stock is up about 36% in a month.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Because their immune systems are still developing, influenza can hit them hard and fast and can quickly spiral into serious complications including pneumonia, extreme dehydration, brain inflammation or death.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Unfortunately for us, those tenants have evolved a sticky knack for evading eviction, creating a webbing known as biofilm that prevents them from being easily licked or swallowed away.
    — Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • That’s not exactly chump change, considering Atlanta was still licking its wounds after the Great Depression.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of lick
Verb
  • Plus, the reception desk has surprise toys and giveaways for children to discover like paper and crayons for drawing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Since her 2019 debut, PURGE, which drew from her experiences in the New York and Berlin rave and punk scenes, Chen has been moving toward ever-sharper contrasts between caustic drones and close-mic’d croons.
    — James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of draw
Verb
  • But a mulching mower also does a great job of grinding up leaves.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Fallbrook High School has seen numerous momentum swings over the span of time, and just two years after grinding through a winless season, the Warriors were hosting a Friday night playoff game again.
    — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of grind
Noun
  • But the knock on them has been the lack of thump in their lineup.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The brutalist thump of drummer Moe Tucker renders the showmen in Led Zeppelin and the Who irrelevant.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
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