| pound | |
| 1. n. (sometimes pound after numerals) | |
| 2. n. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. | |
| 3. n. A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere. | |
| 4. n. (US) The symbol (unsupported #) (octothorpe, hash) | |
| 5. n. The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence. | |
| 6. n. Any of various units of currency used in Egypt and Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel. | |
| 7. n. Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States. | |
| the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound | |
| 8. n. Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific. | |
| 9. n. A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter. | |
| 10. n. (by metonymy) The people who work for the pound | |
| 11. n. A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound. | |
| Beverly Hills Cop, Paramount Pictures, 1984: | |
| Inspector Douglas Todd: Where did you get a truckload of cigarettes from anyway? | |
| Detective Axel Foley: From the Dearborn Hijacking. | |
| Todd: The Dearborn Hijacking? That bust went down weeks ago. That load's supposed to be in the damn pound! | |
| 12. n. A section of a canal between two adjacent locks. | |
| 13. n. A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward. | |
| 14. v. To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. | |
| 15. v. To strike hard, usually repeatedly. | |
| 16. v. To crush to pieces; to pulverize. | |
| 17. v. (transitive, slang) To eat or drink very quickly. | |
| You really pounded that beer! | |
| 18. v. (transitive, baseball, slang) To pitch consistently to a certain location. | |
| The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night. | |
| 19. v. (intransitive, of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb. | |
| As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent. | |
| My head was pounding. | |
| 20. v. (transitive, vulgar, slang) To penetrate sexually, with vigour. | |
| I was pounding her all night! | |
| 21. v. To advance heavily with measured steps. | |
| 22. v. (engineering) To make a jarring noise, as when running. | |
| The engine pounds. | |
| 23. v. (slang) To wager a pound on. | |
| 24. n. A hard blow. | |
