pound¹ /pownd/

1. A unit of money, orig the value of a pound weight of silver
2. The standard monetary unit of the UK, 100 pence, formerly 20 shillings (the pound sterling, written £, for libra)
3. The pound scots (historical; at the time of the Union with England in 1707 worth 1s. 8d.)
4. The unit of currency in some former British dependencies and certain other countries, including Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and (formerly) Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, Malta, Sudan and Jamaica
5. A unit of weight of varying value, long used in western and central Europe, more or less answering to the Roman libra and represented by its symbol lb
6. In avoirdupois weight, 16 ounces avoirdupois, 7000 grains, or 0.45359237kg
7. Formerly, in troy weight, 12 ounces troy, 5760 grains, or about 373.242 grams
8. A pound weight (Shakespeare)
9. The balance (Spenser)

To bet on as almost a certainty

poundˈage noun

1. A charge or tax made on each pound sterling or weight
2. A commission, or a share in profits, of so much a pound
3. Bodyweight, esp if excessive

poundˈal noun (physics)

The foot-pound-second unit of force, ie that required to give acceleration of one foot per second per second to a one-pound mass

poundˈer noun

A specimen weighing a pound

Denoting something weighing or carrying so many pounds, a field gun designed to fire shot weighing so many pounds, or person who has, receives or pays, so many pounds sterling

pound cake noun

A sweet rich cake containing a pound, or equal proportions, of each chief ingredient

pound cost averaging noun (finance)

A method of investing by paying regularly a fixed amount for eg units in a particular trust, regardless of the fluctuating market price of the units

pound day noun

A day on which gifts of one pound weight of various goods are invited for charity

pound-foolˈish adjective

Neglecting the care of large sums in attending to little ones (ie being penny wise)

pound force noun

1. The gravitational force of 1lb weight and mass
2. A unit of such force (abbrev lbf)

pound sign noun

1. The sign £, representing the pound sterling
2. The hash sign (US)

pound weight noun

1. As much as weighs a pound
2. A weight of one pound used in weighing

pound of flesh

Strict exaction of one's due in fulfilment of a bargain, etc, to the point of making the other party suffer beyond what is reasonable (from Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice)

pound² /pownd/

1. An enclosure in which to keep stray animals, distrained goods or vehicles removed by the police, etc
2. Any confined place
3. A pond (now Scot and dialect)
4. A level part of a canal between two locks
5. The last compartment of a pound net

1. To put in a pound
2. To enclose, confine

poundˈage noun

A charge for pounding stray cattle

poundˈ-keeper or poundˈ-master noun

pound net noun

An arrangement of nets for trapping fish

pound³ /pownd/

1. To beat into fine pieces or to a pulp
2. To grind to a powder, eg with a pestle
3. To beat or thump with the fists, etc, to batter
4. To keep treading (the streets, pavements, etc)
5. To bruise
6. To lay on, shower (Spenser)

1. (of the heart) to thump
2. (of feet, hooves, etc) to strike the ground resoundingly
3. To run with heavy steps
4. To struggle on

The act or sound of pounding

poundˈer noun

poundˈing noun

• prattled
• prattlement
• prattlements
• prattler
• prattlers
• prattles
• prattling
• pratts
• praty
• prau
• praunce
• praus
• pravastatin
• pravities
• pravity
• prawle
• prawles
• prawlin
• prawn
• prawn cocktail
• prawn cocktails
• prawn cracker
• prawn crackers
• prawned
• prawning