A British unit of force equal to the weight of a standard one-pound mass where the local acceleration of gravity is 9.817 meters (32.174 feet) per second per second.
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A heavy blow.
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A monetary unit of Scotland before the Act of Union (1707). Also called pound scots.
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A place in which impounded property is held until redeemed.
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A place of confinement for lawbreakers.
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idiom
Pound the pavement Slang To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work.
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verb-transitive
To assault with heavy gunfire.
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To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush.
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To confine in or as if in a pound; impound.
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To strike repeatedly and forcefully. See Synonyms at beat.
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verb-intransitive
To move along heavily and noisily: The children pounded up the stairs.
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To move or work laboriously: a ship that pounded through heavy seas.
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To pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb: My heart pounded.
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To strike vigorous, repeated blows: He pounded on the table.
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verb
To reduce to powder or pulp by beating.
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To strike heavily or repeatedly.
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To produce with or as if with repeated vigorous strokes .
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To inculcate by insistent repetition .
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To move, throw, or carry forcefully and aggressively .
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