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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "pound"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

a unit for measuring weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms
pound definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fisherman proudly displayed his catch of the day, weighing over 20 pounds.
āĻœā§‡āϞ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϧāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ“āϜāύ 20 āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

the currency of the UK and some other countries that is equal to 100 pence
pound definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The book costs five pounds in the bookstore.
āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāρāϚ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ‚

a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
pound definition and meaning
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āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§‹āώāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž

a small, usually enclosed, area where domesticated animals such as dogs, pigs, or cattle are kept
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āĻĒāĻŋāϟāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŽāĻžāϰ

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻāϜāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ-āĻŦāϞ

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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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āϏāĻžāχāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āφāχāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āϞ⧇āĻŦāĻžāύāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āϏ⧁āĻĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ”āώāϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
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āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāϟāĻžāύ⧋

to hit forcefully using the hand or a heavy instrument
Transitive: to pound sb/sth
to pound definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Fending off the attacker, she pounded him with swift and forceful strikes.
āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻšāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§‹āϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϧāĻĄāĻŧāĻĢāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to beat or throb with a regular rhythm
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The music pounded through the speakers, energizing the crowd.
āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻž

to walk or run with heavy, forceful steps, often producing a loud sound
Intransitive: to pound | to pound somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She could hear her brother pounding around the house in excitement.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāχāϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāώāĻž, āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to crush, grind, or break something into a fine powder or paste by applying pressure or force
Transitive: to pound sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef pounded the spices into a fine powder to season the dish.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢāϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āϗ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāώ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āĻ˜ā§‡āϰāĻžāĻ“ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to confine an animal in an enclosed area or pen
Transitive: to pound an animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stray cat was pounded by the animal control officer until its owner could be found.
āĻĒāĻĨāĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϟāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

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