POUND (OUT) Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

pound (out)

verb

Definition of pound (out)

as in to hammer out

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hammer out

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In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Israeli and Lebanese negotiating teams are set to meet again there to continue hammering out a plan under which Israel would withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

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