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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- pound :16 ounces avoirdupois
- he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
- pound :hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- the salesman pounded the door knocker|a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
- pound :strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- ram the gate with a sledgehammer|pound on the door
- pound :move heavily or clumsily
- The heavy man lumbered across the room
- pound :move rhythmically
- Her heart was beating fast
- pound :partition off into compartments
- The locks pound the water of the canal
- pound :shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
- The prisoners are safely pounded
- pound :place or shut up in a pound
- pound the cows so they don't stray