pound
noun
- unit of mass in imperial, US customary, and avoirdupois systems of units
- currency in some nations
verb
- bang on repeatedly
- create a substance by pounding
- move quickly but heavily
- pulsating outwardly
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /paʊnd/ / /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ / [ˈpʰaʊ̯nd] / /ˈpæʊ̯nd/
name
Etymology: * As an English surname, from both senses of the noun pound meaning "measure of weight" and "enclosure." * As a German surname, variant of Pfund, or as a north/Low German surname, from the variants of it, Pund, Pundt, all meaning "pound," thus related to the above.
- A surname.
- A town in Wise County, Virginia, United States.
- A village and town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States, both named after Thaddeus C. Pound.
noun
Etymology: From an alteration of earlier poun, pown, from Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian (“to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūn- (“broken pieces, rubble”). Related to Saterland Frisian Pün (“debris, fragments”), West Frisian pún (“debris, rubble”), Dutch puin (“debris, fragments, rubbish”), Low German pun (“fragments”).
- A hard blow.
verb
Etymology: From an alteration of earlier poun, pown, from Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian (“to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūn- (“broken pieces, rubble”). Related to Saterland Frisian Pün (“debris, fragments”), West Frisian pún (“debris, rubble”), Dutch puin (“debris, fragments, rubbish”), Low German pun (“fragments”).
- To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
“She had Lord James' collar in one big fist and she pounded the table with the other and talked a blue streak. Nobody could make out plain what she said, for she was mainly jabbering Swede lingo, but there was English enough, of a kind, to give us some idee.”
“[...] and on the Saturday heavy seas pounded the W.R. on its exposed coastal stretch between Dawlish and Teignmouth, loosening the ballast and forcing trains to proceed with extreme caution.”
- To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
“Pound an onion, warm a spoonful of ghee and throw in the onion, brown it slightly, add your curry stuff, brown this till it smells pleasantly, […]”
“It was the hour before the first crowing of the cocks, and along with Nyo Boto and Grandma Yaisa's clattering, the first sound the child heard was the muted, rhythmic bombpabombpabomp of wooden pestles as the other women of the village pounded couscous grain in their mortars, preparing the traditional breakfast of porridge that was cooked in earthen pots over a fire built among three rocks.”
- To eat or drink very quickly.
“You really pounded that beer!”
“The sounds of a house-party rolled down the street / So we pounded our Pilsner and leapt to our feet”
- To pitch consistently to a certain location.
“The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night.”
- To beat strongly or throb.
“As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent.”
“My head was pounding.”
- To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
“I was pounding her all night!”
“She acting, so I'm attacking, try break the mattress / Sexy, so I suggested to switch to sideways / Pounded for 'bout a hour she said she tired”
- To advance heavily with measured steps.
“We pounded along, stopped, landed soldiers; went on, landed custom–house clerks to levy toll in what looked like a God–forsaken wilderness, with a tin shed and a flag–pole lost in it; landed more soldiers—to take care of the custom–house clerks, presumably.”
- To make a jarring noise, as when running.
“The engine pounds.”