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pound, Lebanese pound | the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters | |
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Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound | United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) | |
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pound, Syrian pound | the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters | |
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pound, lb | 16 ounces avoirdupois | |
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pound | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle | |
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pound, Sudanese pound | the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters | |
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pound, dog pound | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs | |
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pound, thump, poke | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | |
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pound, lbf. | 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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pound, Egyptian pound | the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters | |
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pound, lumber | move heavily or clumsily | |
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pound, impound | place or shut up in a pound | |
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pound | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy | |
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punt, pound, Irish pound, Irish punt | formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence | |
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pound, pound off | partition off into compartments | |
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beat, thump, pound | move rhythmically | |
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pound, Cypriot pound | the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents | |
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pound, ram, ram down | strike or drive against with a heavy impact | |
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hammer, pound, hammering, pounding | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | |
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pound, pound sign | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) | |
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pound, quid, British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling | the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence | |
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pound, pound up | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits |