POUNDS Synonyms: 315 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

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plural of pound

as in punches

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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pounds

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noun (2)

plural of pound

as in cages

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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pounds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pound

as in shuffles

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

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as in hits

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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as in licks

to strike repeatedly during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

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as in draws

to shape with a hammer pounding out a depression in the metal

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as in grinds

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 pounds

Noun

Eventually a team from TPWD arrived with a tanker truck to carry the fish back to the Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where all the Legacy Lunkers (largemouth bass weighing 14 pounds or more) are brought to carry on the state’s selective breeding program. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026 For me, at six-foot-one and 170 pounds, the seats bridged an acceptable middle ground between stiff and supportive. —

Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Some are outfitted with dozens of pounds of explosives to self-destruct near fortifications or bridges. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026 At his heaviest, the Hollywood actor weighed about 550 pounds. —

Mike Wehner, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026 Argyle weighed 218 pounds, Ricci said. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026 The Coulter pine cones can weigh up to 11 pounds. —

Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026 Does gaining 10 pounds and eating an excessive amount of chicken tendies count as a life experience? —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026 The 141-foot (43-meter) tall, carbon composite launch vehicle will be capable of delivering up to 28,700 pounds (13,000 kilograms) to low Earth orbit, compared to Falcon 9's 50,265 pounds (22,800 kilograms). —

Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Verb

In the present, Simon (now played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) pounds his car’s steering wheel, driving away from wreckage. —

Jp Mangalindan, Time, 27 Jan. 2026 The claw then releases the broken bikes and pounds them down once more for good measure. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026 Burrell pounds his way down to the four-yard line. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Oct. 2025 The man simply pounds the zone. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounds

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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
That is not unique — Major League Baseball’s offseason shuffles along at a deliberate pace, just as the Dodgers historically have liked.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026