pound (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pound (down)
Verb
  • Want to sip, serve, and shine like a Rich Auntie this summer?
    Essence, Essence, 17 June 2025
  • Interestingly, the oenophile’s first foray into wine was sipping Portuguese rosé Lancers during grad school in the early 1960s.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Sure, standing around drinking beer and grilling is fun.
    Parker Hall, Wired News, 21 June 2025
  • Police allege the suspect got a haircut at 11:30 a.m. on the day of his son’s death, then drank beer and took shots from noon until 2:40 p.m. while the infant baked outside in the parking lot.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • That's why Trader Joe's shoppers keep coming back to these cakes (and sometimes gulp them down in the car).
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
  • The young woman gulps it down, not realizing it is laced with a sedative.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2025
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“Pound (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pound%20%28down%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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