[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pound \pound\, v. t.
   to confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. --milton.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 measure of mass or weight; especially,
      a legal standard consisting of an established number of
      ounces.
      1913 webster

   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 0.453
         kilogram. 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.
         1913 webster

   2. a british denomination of money of account, equivalent to
      twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about
      $4.86 in 1900 and $1.50 in 2002. the modern pound coin was
      introduced in 1983. formerly there was a gold sovereign of
      the same value.
      1913 webster + pjc

   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.
         1913 webster
see also:
pounds pound pendant pound avoirdupois pound troy avoirdupois 
troy 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pound \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.
      1913 webster

            with cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
pounded pounding pun 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pound \pound\, v. i.
   1. to strike heavy blows; to beat.
      1913 webster

   2. mach. to make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the
      engine pounds.
      1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   2. a level stretch in a canal between locks.
      1913 webster

   3. fishing a kind of net, having a large inclosure with a
      narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings
      spreading outward.
      1913 webster

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

   pound overt, a pound that is open overhead.
      1913 webster
see also:
pinder pinfold pin pond pound covert pound overt 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
     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"
see also:
lb british pound pound sterling quid syrian pound sudanese pound 
lebanese pound irish pound irish punt punt egyptian pound 
cypriot pound lbf. ezra pound ezra loomis pound dog pound 
hammer hammering pounding thump poke 
ram ram down lumber beat pound off 
pound up impound 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

406 moby thesaurus words for "pound":
   deutschmark, mark, reichsmark, abrade, ache, afghani, agonize, ail,
   ambush, anguish, anna, assail, assault, atomize, attack, baht,
   bang, barrage, bash, baste, bat, batter, bawbee, beat,
   beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, beat into, beat the drum, beat time,
   beating, belabor, belt, biff, blanch, blench, blitz, blow,
   bludgeon, bonk, bottle up, box up, bray, brecciate, bruise, buffet,
   bung, bung up, bushwhack, cage, carat, cattery, cent, centavo,
   centigram, centime, check, chop, cleanse, clear, clip, clobber,
   cloister, clout, clump, come at, come down on, comminute, compound,
   confine, constrain, conto, contriturate, contuse, coop, coop in,
   coop up, cork up, count, count the beats, crack, crack down on,
   cram in, crib, crowd in, crown, crumb, crumble, crush, cudgel, cut,
   dash, decagram, decigram, descend on, descend upon, detain, dig,
   din, ding, dint, disintegrate, dog pound, doghouse, dollar, dong,
   dram, dram avoirdupois, drive, drive in, drub, drubbing, drum,
   drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, dyne, empty, encage,
   enclose, enclosure, expel, fall on, fall upon, farthing, feel pain,
   feel the pangs, fence in, fiver, flail, flap, florin, flounder,
   flour, flutter, force, force in, fourpence, fourpenny, fragment,
   franc, fusillade, gang up on, go at, go for, go pitapat, grain,
   gram, granulate, granulize, grate, grave, grimace, grind,
   grind to powder, groat, guilder, guinea, gulden, half crown,
   half dollar, halfpenny, hammer, harry, have a misery, have at,
   heave, hell, hem in, hit, hit like lightning, hobbyhorse, hold,
   hold in custody, hold in restraint, hundredweight, hurt, immure,
   impact, impound, inhibit, jab, jam in, jump, keep in,
   keep in custody, keep in detention, keep time, kennel, kilo,
   kilogram, kip, knock, knock in, kopeck, krona, krone, lambaste,
   land on, larrup, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, levigate, lick,
   light into, limbo, lira, lurch, mag, make heavy weather, mash,
   mass, maul, meg, megaton, mew, mew up, mill, milligram, milreis,
   mite, mole, monkey, mug, new pence, np, ounce, ounce avoirdupois,
   ounce troy, p, palpitate, palpitation, paradiddle, paste, patter,
   pelt, pen, pen up, pence, penfold, penny, pennyweight, peseta,
   pestle, pie, piece of eight, pinfold, pistareen, pitapat, pitch,
   pitch and toss, pitch into, pitter-patter, place of confinement,
   play drum, plunge, plunge in, plunk, poke, poke in, pommel, pony,
   pounce upon, pound avoirdupois, pound in, pound out, pound troy,
   poundal, pounding, powder, press in, produce, pulp, pulsate,
   pulsation, pulse, pulverize, pummel, punch, purgatory, purge,
   push in, quid, rail in, ram in, rand, rap, rat-a-tat, rat-tat,
   rat-tat-tat, rataplan, rattattoo, rear, reduce to powder, reel,
   restrain, restrict, rial, rid, rock, roll, rub-a-dub, ruble, ruff,
   ruffle, run in, rupee, sail into, scend, scrunch, scruple, seal up,
   set on, set upon, shackle, shard, shekel, shilling, shoot, shred,
   shrink, shut in, shut up, sixpence, slam, sledgehammer, slog, slug,
   smack, smart, smash, sock, sol, sou, sound a tattoo, spank,
   spatter, splatter, splutter, sputter, squash, squeeze in, staccato,
   stamp, stiver, stone, strike, stroke, stuff in, suffer, surprise,
   swat, sway, swing, swipe, swoop down on, take the offensive,
   tamp in, tap, tat-tat, tattoo, tenner, thrash, threepence,
   threepenny bit, thresh, thrill, thrippence, throb, throbbing,
   thrum, thrust in, thump, thumping, thwack, tingle, tom-tom, ton,
   toss, toss and tumble, triturate, tumble, tuppence, twinge, twitch,
   twopence, units of weight, wade into, wall in, wallop, wallow,
   wedge in, weight, welter, whack, whip, whop, wince, won, work over,
   writhe, yard, yaw, yen, yerk

[8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

pound
     
        hash
     
     
see also:
hash 

[9] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

pound
   1. a weight. heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels 1 kings 10:17;
   ezra 2:69; neh. 7:71, 72. gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz.
   avoirdupois john 12:3; 19:39.
   
     2. a sum of money; the gr. mna or mina luke 19:13, 16, 18,
   20, 24, 25. it was equal to 100 drachmas, and was of the value
   of about $3, 6s. 8d. of our money. see money.
   
see also:
money 

[10] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

pound, weight. there are two kinds of weights, namely, the troy, and the 
avoirdupois. the pound avoirdupois is greater than the troy pound, in the 
proportion of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred and sixty. the 
troy pound contains twelve ounces, that of avoirdupois sixteen ounces. 

[11] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

pound, eng. law. a place enclosed to keep strayed animals in. 5 pick. 514; 4 
pick. 258; 9 pick. 14. 

[12] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

pound, money. the sum of twenty shillings. previous to the establishment of 
the federal currency,, the different states made use of the pound in 
computing money; it was of different value in the several states. 
     2. pound sterling, is a denomination of money of great britain. it is 
of the value of a sovereign. q.v. in calculating the rates of duties, the 
pound sterling shall be considered and taken as of the value of four dollars 
and eighty cents. apt of march 3, 1833. 
     3. the pound sterling of ireland is to be computed, in calculating said 
duties, at four dollars and ten cents. id. 
     4. the pound of the british provinces nova scotia, new brunswick, 
newfoundland, and canada, is to be so computed at four dollars. act of may, 
22, 1846. 

[13] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

pound, va town, fips 64272
  location: 37.12472 n, 82.60748 w
  population 1990: 995 466 housing units
  area: 6.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 24279
pound, wi village, fips 64750
  location: 45.09588 n, 88.03285 w
  population 1990: 434 171 housing units
  area: 2.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 54161

[14] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

pound, wi -- u.s. village in wisconsin
   population 2000:    355
   housing units 2000: 174
   land area 2000:     0.815422 sq. miles 2.111934 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.815422 sq. miles 2.111934 sq. km
   fips code:            64750
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             45.093795 n, 88.032899 w
   zip codes 1990:     54161
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    pound, wi
    pound

[15] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

pound, va -- u.s. town in virginia
   population 2000:    1089
   housing units 2000: 516
   land area 2000:     2.607964 sq. miles 6.754595 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.607964 sq. miles 6.754595 sq. km
   fips code:            64272
   located within:       virginia va, fips 51
   location:             37.123820 n, 82.607859 w
   zip codes 1990:     24279
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    pound, va
    pound

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