pound

pound is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does pound mean?

  • verb

    move heavily or clumsily

  • noun

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

  • noun

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

  • noun

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

  • noun

    16 ounces avoirdupois

  • noun

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

  • noun

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

  • verb

    shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

  • verb

    place or shut up in a pound

  • noun

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

  • verb

    strike or drive against with a heavy impact

  • verb

    partition off into compartments

  • noun

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

  • noun

    a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

  • verb

    break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

  • verb

    hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

  • noun

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

  • verb

    move rhythmically

  • noun

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

  • noun

    the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

  • noun

    a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

  • noun

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

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