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

That included a monster dunk in traffic near the end of the Grizzlies’ game against Golden State — quite a feat for a player listed at 6-1 and 190 pounds. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Similarly, a budget T-shirt that cost less than 5 pounds (almost $7) was the second most durable of 17 items tested, beating a luxury version priced at 10 times as much. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

Verb

The storm, which pounded the tri-state area Saturday afternoon and evening, came after days of heat, humidity and smoke-clogged skies, at one point trapping drivers on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Queens Boulevard. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

After pounding his drive down the final fairway, Fox hit his approach to just inside 12 feet and then dripped his birdie putt into the edge of the cup to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Phrases Containing pound

• pound (down)