Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pound \Pound\, v. i.
   1. To strike heavy blows; to beat.

   2. (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the
      engine pounds.

Pound \Pound\, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn
   away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir.
   pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose,
   {Pond}.]
   1. 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. --Shak.

   2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.

   3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a
      narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings
      spreading outward.

   {Pound covert}, a pound that is close or covered over, as a
      shed.

   {Pound overt}, a pound that is open overhead.

Pound \Pound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Pounding}.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. {Pun} a
   play on words.]
   1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

            With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
      into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
      instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.

Pound \Pound\, v. t.
   To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. --Milton.

Pound \Pound\, n.; pl. {Pounds}, collectively {Pound} or
   {Pounds}. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight,
   pendere to weigh. See {Pendant}.]
   1. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard
      consisting of an established number of ounces.

   Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in
         England is the pound avoirdupois, which is divided into
         sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains. The pound
         troy is divided into twelve ounces, and contains 5,760
         grains. 144 pounds avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds
         troy weight. See {Avoirdupois}, and {Troy}.

   2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to
      twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about
      $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold
      sovereign is of the same value.

   Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about a. d. 671,
         a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its
         twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times
         as large as it is at present. --Peacham.

Pound \Pound\, n.; pl. {Pounds}, collectively {Pound} or
   {Pounds}. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight,
   pendere to weigh. See {Pendant}.]
   1. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard
      consisting of an established number of ounces.

   Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in
         England is the pound avoirdupois, which is divided into
         sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains. The pound
         troy is divided into twelve ounces, and contains 5,760
         grains. 144 pounds avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds
         troy weight. See {Avoirdupois}, and {Troy}.

   2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to
      twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about
      $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold
      sovereign is of the same value.

   Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about a. d. 671,
         a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its
         twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times
         as large as it is at present. --Peacham.

Source : WordNet®

pound
     n 1: 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" [syn: {lb}]
     2: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
        [syn: {British pound}, {pound sterling}, {quid}]
     3: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
        [syn: {Syrian pound}]
     4: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
        [syn: {Sudanese pound}]
     5: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
        [syn: {Lebanese pound}]
     6: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100
        pence [syn: {Irish pound}, {Irish punt}, {punt}]
     7: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
        [syn: {Egyptian pound}]
     8: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn:
        {Cypriot pound}]
     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
        [syn: {lbf.}]
     10: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly
         influenced the development of modern literature
         (1885-1972) [syn: {Ezra Pound}, {Ezra Loomis Pound}]
     11: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed
         dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: {dog pound}]
     12: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
         sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the
         pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {hammering},
          {pounding}]

pound
     v 1: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the
          salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping
          Southern Baptist" [syn: {thump}, {poke}]
     2: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate
        with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram}, {ram
        down}]
     3: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the
        room" [syn: {lumber}]
     4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: {beat},
         {thump}]
     5: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water
        of the canal" [syn: {pound off}]
     6: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or
        limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: {pound up}]
     7: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't
        stray" [syn: {impound}]
     8: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound
        the roots with a heavy flat stone"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

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