pound - Meaning in Malayalam

pound - Meaning in Malayalam

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Definitions and Meaning of pound in English

Pound noun

1. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

pound noun

1. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

   Example

   • "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
2. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
3. 16 ounces avoirdupois

   Example

   • "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
4. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
5. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
6. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
7. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
8. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
9. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
10. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
11. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
12. a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
13. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

    Examples

    • "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
    • "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"

pound verb

1. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

   Example

   • "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
2. place or shut up in a pound

   Example

   • "pound the cows so they don't stray"
3. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

   Example

   • "The prisoners are safely pounded"
4. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

   Synonyms

   thump

   Examples

   • "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
   • "the salesman pounded the door knocker"
5. partition off into compartments

   Example

   • "The locks pound the water of the canal"
6. strike or drive against with a heavy impact

   Examples

   • "pound on the door"
   • "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
7. move rhythmically

   Synonyms

   thump

   Example

   • "Her heart was beating fast"
8. move heavily or clumsily

   Example

   • "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

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