Top synonyms for “pound”: beat, british pound, british pound sterling, cypriot pound, dog pound, egyptian pound, ezra loomis pound, ezra pound, and 22 more below.
Definitions
- (noun)the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)“the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”
- (noun)a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs“unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound”
- (noun)a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
- (noun)United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
- (noun)a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
- (noun)the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- (noun)the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
- (noun)the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
- (noun)formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- (noun)the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
- (noun)the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
- (noun)the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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What is another word for "pound"?
Common synonyms for "pound" include beat, british pound, british pound sterling, cypriot pound, dog pound, egyptian pound. Our thesaurus lists 30 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "pound" mean?
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) Example: "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
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