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pound up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.pound up - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"poundrestrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"impound, pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" |
pound up
pound upTo strike or hammer something repeatedly and forcefully to break it apart into many pieces. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pound" and "up." He pounded up the pills in the mortar until they were a fine white powder. Protesters tore down the controversial statue and began pounding it up with sledgehammers.See also: pound, uppound something upto break something up by pounding. Pound the crackers up into crumbs and use them to coat the chicken before you fry it. Pound up the crackers and put the crumbs in a jar.See also: pound, uppound up
Synonyms for pound upverb shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limitsSynonymsRelated Words- restrain
- confine
- hold
- impound
- pound
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