n.
1.16 ounces
2.the basic unit of money in Great Britain
3.the basic unit of money in Syria
4.the basic unit of money in the Sudan
5.the basic unit of money in Lebanon
6.formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland
7.the basic unit of money in Egypt
8.the basic unit of money in Cyprus
9.a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 10.United States writer who lived in Europe 11.a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs 12.the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) pound v.
1.hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
2.strike or drive against with a heavy impact
3.move heavily or clumsily
4.move rhythmically
5.partition off into compartments
6.shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
7.place or shut up in a pound
8.break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
