pound – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: british monetary unit,
sudanese monetary unit,
irish monetary unit,
cypriot monetary unit,
enclosure,
hit,
walk,
partition off,
confine,
restrain,
fragmentize,
fragment
pound
v.
punch, strike; hit, beat; shatter, smash; shake heavily
n.
unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (equal to 454 grams); unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces; unit of currency; unit of measurement; pound key on a telephone; pen, yard; strike, hit
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Pound
Noun
1. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
(synonym) Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
(hypernym) writer, author
pound
Noun
1. 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
(synonym) lb
(hypernym) avoirdupois unit
(part-holonym) stone
(part-meronym) ounce, oz.
2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
(synonym) British pound, pound sterling, quid
(hypernym) British monetary unit
(part-meronym) penny
3. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
(synonym) Syrian pound
(hypernym) Syrian monetary unit
(part-meronym) piaster, piastre
4. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
(synonym) Sudanese pound
(hypernym) Sudanese monetary unit
(part-meronym) piaster, piastre
5. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
(synonym) Lebanese pound
(hypernym) Lebanese monetary unit
(part-meronym) piaster, piastre
6. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
(synonym) Irish pound, Irish punt, punt
(hypernym) Irish monetary unit
(part-meronym) penny
7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
(synonym) Egyptian pound
(hypernym) Egyptian monetary unit
(part-meronym) piaster, piastre
8. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
(synonym) Cypriot pound
(hypernym) Cypriot monetary unit
(part-meronym) mil
9. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
(synonym) lbf.
(hypernym) force unit
10. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
(synonym) dog pound
(hypernym) enclosure
(derivation) impound
11. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
(synonym) hammer, hammering, pounding
(hypernym) blow
Verb
1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
(synonym) thump, poke
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) hammer, hammering, pounding
2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
(synonym) ram, ram down
(hypernym) thrust
(derivation) hammer, hammering, pounding
3. move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
(synonym) lumber
(hypernym) walk
4. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
(synonym) beat, thump
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) pulsate, throb, pulse
(verb-group) beat
(derivation) throb, throbbing, pounding
5. partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
(synonym) pound off
(hypernym) partition, partition off
6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
(synonym) pound up
(hypernym) restrain, confine, hold
(verb-group) impound
(derivation) impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage
7. place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
(synonym) impound
(hypernym) restrain, confine, hold
(verb-group) pound up
(derivation) dog pound
8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
(hypernym) break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
(derivation) hammer, hammering, pounding
Pound (das)
n.
lb, libra; pound
pound
nf.
pound, unit of measurement; unit of currency
