pound

noun

1. 1

   the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

   the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard

   the pounding of feet on the hallway

2. 2

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

   the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard

   the pounding of feet on the hallway

3. 3

   a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

   unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound

4. 4

   a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

5. 5

   a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

6. 6

   the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

7. 7

   the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

8. 8

   the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

9. 9

   formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

10. 10

    the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

11. 11

    the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

12. 12

    the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters