(1):
(v. t.) To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
(2):
(pl.) of Pound
(3):
(n.) A level stretch in a canal between locks.
(4):
(n.) An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.
(5):
(v. i.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
(6):
(v. t.) To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
(7):
(v. i.) To strike heavy blows; to beat.
(8):
(n.) A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.
(9):
(n.) A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
(10):
(n.) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
(11):
(v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
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