(v. t.) To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
(v. t.) To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to
pound spice or salt.
(v. i.) To strike heavy blows; to beat.
(v. i.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine
pounds.
(n.) An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which
cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when
going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.
(n.) A level stretch in a canal between locks.
(n.) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow
entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
(v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
(pl. ) of Pound
(n.) A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard
consisting of an established number of ounces.
(n.) A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to
twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is
no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same
value.
