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

Pablo DeJesus Peralta Anguis, 27, was sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison without parole for possessing more than 56 pounds of meth with intent to distribute the drugs. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

The move is part of chief executive officer Laura Weir’s BFC 2030 vision, which aims to grow the organization’s gross annual revenue by 38 percent to 18 million pounds in five years. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Verb

The footage shows the rookie lifeguard, just 16 years old, holding onto a limp child as massive swells repeatedly pound the duo. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

The series adaptation will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

Phrases Containing pound

• pound (down)