Definitions:

1. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs noun
   • unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
2. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle verb
   • pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
3. equivalent to 16 ounces avoirdupois noun
   • They got a hernia when they tried to lift 100 pounds.
4. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument verb
   • the salesman pounded the door knocker
5. partition off into compartments verb
   • The locks pound the water of the canal
6. place or shut up in a pound verb
   • pound the cows so they don't stray
7. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits verb
   • The prisoners are safely pounded

Synonyms:

• beat
• dog pound
• hammer
• impound
• lb
• lbf.
• lumber
• poke
• pound off
• pound sign
• pound sterling
• pound up
• punt
• quid
• ram
• ram down

NearBy Words:

• pound-foolish
• poundage
• poundal
• pounder
• pounding