English to English
noun
- 16 ounces avoirdupois
He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
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- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
source: WordNet 3.0
- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
source: WordNet 3.0
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
source: WordNet 3.0
- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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- a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
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- United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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- a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
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- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound.
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- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard.
The pounding of feet on the hallway.
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- An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.
source: Webster 1913
- A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
The salesman pounded the door knocker.
A bible-thumping Southern Baptist.
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- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Ram the gate with a sledgehammer.
Pound on the door.
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- move heavily or clumsily
The heavy man lumbered across the room.
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- move rhythmically
Her heart was beating fast.
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- partition off into compartments
The locks pound the water of the canal.
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- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
The prisoners are safely pounded.
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- place or shut up in a pound
Pound the cows so they don't stray.
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- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone.
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- To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
source: Webster 1913
- To strike heavy blows; to beat.
source: Webster 1913
- To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [páund] Librá
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [páund] Durugin; dikdikín
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
