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Pound (noun)
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of “pound” as a unit of weight.
“lb”
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Pound (noun)
A unit of troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
“lb t”
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Pound (noun)
The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)
“hash|sharp”
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Pound (noun)
The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
“£|pound sterling|GBP|quid|nicker”
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Pound (noun)
Any of various units of currency used in Egypt and Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.
“punt”
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Pound (noun)
Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
“the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound”
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Pound (noun)
Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.
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Pound (noun)
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter.
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Pound (noun)
A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound.
“Beverly Hills Cop, Paramount Pictures, 1984:”
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Pound (noun)
A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
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Pound (noun)
A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
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Pound (noun)
A hard blow.
“pounding”
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Pound (verb)
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
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Pound (verb)
To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
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Pound (verb)
To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
“rfex|en”
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Pound (verb)
To eat or drink very quickly.
“You really pounded that beer!”
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Pound (verb)
To pitch consistently to a certain location.
“The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night.”
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Pound (verb)
To beat strongly or throb.
“As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent.”
“My head was pounding.”
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Pound (verb)
To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
“I was pounding her all night!”
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Pound (verb)
To advance heavily with measured steps.
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Pound (verb)
To make a jarring noise, as when running.
“The engine pounds.”
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Pound (verb)
To wager a pound on.
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Quid (noun)
The inherent nature of something.
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Quid (noun)
A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid).
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Quid (noun)
A sovereign or guinea.
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Quid (noun)
Pound sterling.
“Five quid for a sandwich? You’re having a laugh!”
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Quid (noun)
pound before the 1966 currency change
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Quid (noun)
pound, punt
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Quid (noun)
euro
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Quid (noun)
A piece of chewing tobacco. This seems to apply to things besides to tobacco such as areca, betel, paan.
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Quid (noun)
the act of chewing such tobacco
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Quid (verb)
To chew tobacco
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Quid (verb)
To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing