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the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"
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a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
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United States writer who lived in Europestrongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/secsubstantiv
the basic unit of money in Great Britainequal to 100 pence
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the basic unit of money in Cyprusequal to 100 cents
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the basic unit of money in Egyptequal to 100 piasters
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formerly the basic unit of money in Irelandequal to 100 pence
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the basic unit of money in Lebanonequal to 100 piasters
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the basic unit of money in the Sudanequal to 100 piasters
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the basic unit of money in Syriaequal to 100 piasters
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16 ounces"he tried to lift 100 pounds"
verb
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
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place or shut up in a pound"pound the cows so they don''t stray"
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shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits"The prisoners are safely pounded"
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hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument"the salesman pounded the door knocker"
"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
verb
partition off into compartments"The locks pound the water of the canal"
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strike or drive against with a heavy impact"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
"pound on the door"
"pound on the door"
verb
move rhythmically"Her heart was beating fast"
verb
move heavily or clumsily"The heavy man lumbered across the room"
Sinonime:
(substantiv) hammer, hammering, punt, quid
(verb) beat, impound, lumber, poke, ram, thump