Pound
Definition of Pound
| v. t. | 1. | To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat. | | 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To strike heavy blows; to beat. | | 2. | (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds. | | n. | 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. | | 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. | | v. t. | 1. | To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. | | n. | 1. | A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces. | | 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. |
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