pound

pound

pound (third-person singular simple present pounds, present participle pounding, simple past and past participle pounded)

1. (transitive) To strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly.
2. (transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
3. (transitive, slang) To eat or drink very quickly.

   You really pounded that beer!

4. (transitive, baseball, slang) To pitch consistently to a certain location.

   The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night.

5. (intransitive, of a heart) To beat strongly.

   As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent.

6. (intransitive, of a body part, especially the head) To throb.

   My head was pounding.

pound (plural pounds)

1. Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight.
2. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g)
3. A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (? 373.242 g).
4. (US) The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)
5. The unit of currency of used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies.
6. Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel.

	libbra
	unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois)

	battere
	to strike hard repeatedly
	Colpire forte, spesso in modo ripetuto.
	To strike hard, usually repeatedly.

	sterlina
	unit of currency
	Moneta ufficiale del Regno Unito.
	The currency of the United Kingdom.
	Moneta ufficiale dell'Egitto.
	The currency of Egypt.

	lira
	unit of currency

	lira sterlina
	unit of currency

	polverizzare
	crush to pieces

	autoparco
	place for detention of automobiles

	bacino idrico
	part of canal

	botta
	hard blow

	canile
	place for the detention of stray animals

	colpo forte
	hard blow

	deposito auto
	place for detention of automobiles

	frantumare
	crush to pieces

	ingurgitare
	slang: eat or drink quickly

	martellare
	Colpire forte, spesso in modo ripetuto.
	To strike hard, usually repeatedly.

	martellio
	hard blow

	recinto
	place for the detention of stray animals

	tonfo
	hard blow

	tritare
	crush to pieces

	triturare
	crush to pieces

	sterlina egiziana
	Moneta ufficiale dell'Egitto.
	The currency of Egypt.

	sterlina inglese
	Moneta ufficiale del Regno Unito.
	The currency of the United Kingdom.

agitare

armeggiare

cancelletto

colpire

duellare

fare a pezzi

fervere

frullare

inchiodare

macinare

pestare

picchiare

picchiarsi

pound

pulsare

recinto per animali

sbaragliare

sbatacchiare

sbattere

sbattersene

scalcagnare

sconfiggere

stravincere

Altri significati:

(transitive) To strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly.

(to) pound (garlic)

A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g).

A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.

The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.

(transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.

A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g)

The unit of currency of used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies.

(to) pound

A hard blow.

Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel.

(transitive, baseball, slang) To pitch consistently to a certain location.

(transitive, slang) To eat or drink very quickly.

(US) The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)

Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight.

pulse (e.g. vein)

(to) strike

A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

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