POUNDS Synonyms: 315 Similar and Opposite Words

pounds 1 of 3

noun (1)

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

At 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, Šmits eats up chunks of ice and controls territory. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Kanarek, who weighs about a hundred pounds, is five feet four. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 The O3b mPOWER satellites, which are built by Boeing, weigh about 3,750 pounds (1,700 kilograms) apiece. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Sep. 2026 At 6-foot-6, 265 pounds, Spann-Ford has been utilized in the offense as a key part of its run block scheme while helping to pave the way for outside runs. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 Its solicitation calls for an aircraft capable of self-deploying 8,000 nautical miles (9,206 miles), while carrying at least 2,800 pounds of payload. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 The open center gives hand towels or bath sheets somewhere to loop through, rather than inevitably slipping onto the floor, and the handmade stoneware can hold up to 10 pounds. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026 Born in Kansas City on March 30 at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Drajten, at 8 pounds, entered the world with a hole in his diaphragm, one that caused his stomach to be thrust up near his lungs, pushing his tiny heart to one side. — Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026 The cargo plane, Amazon Air Flight 7598 arriving from Puerto Rico, was carrying about 32,000 pounds of mostly contact lenses, Homendy said. — Darren Reynolds, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Higher prices come as Ukraine pounds Russian refineries, forcing Moscow to ban diesel exports. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Part of the problem is that every summer, water pounds down on sidewalks in the Treasure Valley, drops rippling on glassy reflective surfaces, all because of sprinkler jets overshooting the grass and landing on pavement. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 Ukraine pounds Russia with long-range strikes At the same time, Ukraine has shifted the war onto Russian soil through long-range drone strikes on oil facilities that have caused fuel shortages across Russia. — Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 Back from a hamstring injury, Teoscar Hernández rejoins a relentless Dodgers offense that pounds 17 hits and three homers in a 9-4 win over the Athletics. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Teams go bonkers when the player pounds their school name on the bracket. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026 Rain pounds down in a stinging curtain. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 Her silver nail polish—reminiscent of the shade worn by Lou Reed (from one New York legend to another) in footage shown during Todd Haynes’s documentary The Velvet Underground—sparkles as Gaga pounds the keys of her piano throughout the film. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounds

Noun

Two blue and yellow humanoid robots attempted to beat each other up with punches twice as hard as Mike Tyson’s.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
For Villa, there were mitigating circumstances in this latest defeat by Glasner, yet the worry is they are still being caught with the same punches.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of punches

Noun

Deputies found and documented dead animals on the property, including remains found in cages and other areas, according to the post.

— River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Ohtani was held out for the third consecutive game, but Dave Roberts said the two-way star didn’t report pain after hitting in the cages during the game.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cages

Verb

The line shuffles forward quickly, and my heart knots in my chest as Heartfillers are dosed to each person up ahead.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
In the clip, Dawkins shuffles out onto the field with no shirt, a pair of Crocs and a clear plastic bag ready to get the ol' inside-out treatment.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuffles

Verb

That glib self-confidence is present in McNamara, who licks the doughnut glaze off his fingers before offering his hand to the female detective questioning the one living Jason.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Later, a woman protractedly licks blue ice cream from a cone, her attempts thwarted by ferocious gusts of wind and sand.

— Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of licks

Verb

Whenever letter writer shares a baby photo on the family group chat, sister adds a competing one that draws conversation her way.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Italy draws millions of visitors with its beaches, quaint villages and iconic ancient Roman landmarks.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of draws

Verb

Finance ministers and central bank officials of G20 countries convene in Asheville, North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday as the US-Iran war grinds into its sixth month, raising inflation expectations and keeping energy prices elevated.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
As Poles grinds through his Sunday, The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain and Dan Wiederer offer this roster projection.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of grinds

Noun

Their failure was perceived as part of a pattern of significant blows to union power during the Reagan era.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026