pound - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

Synonyms

• hammer
• hammering
• pound
• pounding

More generic

• blow

Noun

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

Synonyms

• dog pound
• pound

More generic

• enclosure

Noun

a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

Synonyms

• pound
• pound sign

More generic

• symbol

Noun

United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

Synonyms

• Ezra Loomis Pound
• Ezra Pound
• Pound

Noun

a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

Synonyms

• lbf.
• pound

More generic

• force unit

Related

• quarter pound

Noun

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Synonyms

• British pound
• British pound sterling
• pound
• pound sterling
• quid

More generic

• British monetary unit

Related

• penny

Noun

the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

Synonyms

• Cypriot pound
• pound

More generic

• Cypriot monetary unit

Related

• mil

Noun

the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

Synonyms

• Egyptian pound
• pound

More generic

• Egyptian monetary unit

Related

• piaster
• piastre

Noun

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

Synonyms

• Irish pound
• Irish punt
• pound
• punt

More generic

• Irish monetary unit

Related

• penny

Noun

the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

Synonyms

• Lebanese pound
• pound

More generic

• Lebanese monetary unit

Related

• piaster
• piastre

Noun

the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

Synonyms

• Sudanese pound
• pound

More generic

• Sudanese monetary unit

Related

• piaster
• piastre

Noun

the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

Synonyms

• Syrian pound
• pound

More generic

• Syrian monetary unit

Related

• piaster
• piastre

Noun

16 ounces avoirdupois

Synonyms

• lb
• pound

More generic

• avoirdupois unit

Related

• half pound
• ounce
• oz.

Related

• quarter
• stone

Noun

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

Synonyms

• pound

More generic

• force unit

Verb

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

Synonyms

• pound

More generic

• break up
• fragment
• fragmentise
• fragmentize

Verb

place or shut up in a pound

Synonyms

• impound
• pound

More generic

• confine
• constrain
• hold
• restrain

Related

• pound
• pound up

Verb

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

Synonyms

• pound
• pound up

More generic

• confine
• constrain
• hold
• restrain

Related

• impound
• pound

Verb

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

Synonyms

• poke
• pound
• thump

More generic

• hit

Verb

partition off into compartments

Synonyms

• pound
• pound off

More generic

• partition
• partition off

Verb

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

Synonyms

• pound
• ram
• ram down

More generic

• thrust

Verb

move rhythmically

Synonyms

• beat
• pound
• thump

More generic

• move

More specific

• flap
• flutter
• palpitate
• pulsate
• pulse
• thrash
• throb

Related

• beat

Verb

move heavily or clumsily

Synonyms

• lumber
• pound

More generic

• walk

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