pound
A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
A unit of mass in various measurement systems.
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g).
A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of mass when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
A unit of force in various measurement systems.
A unit of currency in various currency systems.
The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence. Symbol £.
Any of various units of currency used in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Israel and South Africa.
Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
(informal) Various non-English units of currency not officially called pounds.
(US) The symbol #.
To wager a pound on.
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
The people who work for the pound.
(UK) A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
(Newfoundland) A division inside a fishing stage where cod is cured in salt brine.
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
(slang) To eat or drink very quickly.
(baseball, slang) To pitch consistently to a certain location.
(of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb.
To advance heavily with measured steps.
(engineering) To make a jarring noise, as when running.
A hard blow.