pound

US /paʊnd/

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UK /paʊnd/

n.NounThe # key on a keyboard

The pound key on my laptop always gets stuck

v.t.Transitive VerbTo strike something with great force repeatedly

Don't pound on the door; just ring the bell

n.NounPlace where illegally parked cars may be taken

I had to get my car out of the pound

n.NounPlace where stray dogs and cats are kept

I found my dog in the pound

n.NounStandard unit of money in the UK

The pound has fallen sharply against the dollar

v.i.Intransitive VerbTo walk or run with heavy, loud steps

If you pound up the stairs you will wake us all

n.NounUnit of weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.4536 kg

Wow, this computer is very light - it weighs only a pound I think

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First, we need to understand how memories are stored. Your brain is a three-pound lump
First, we need to understand how memories are stored. Your brain is a three-pound lump

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and pound into each other in the serendipity
and pound into each other in the serendipity

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This is relatively heavy; I think this is like a 50-pound test; you don't have
This is relatively heavy; I think this is like a 50-pound test; you don't have
to have quite that strong; 30-pound would do. And we're going to need a plaque,
to have quite that strong; 30-pound would do. And we're going to need a plaque,

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and Labour policies would cause a run on the pound. This is a Labour party that has turned
and Labour policies would cause a run on the pound. This is a Labour party that has turned

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VEGETA: What I understand is I'm about to pound you so hard, the boy's mother is going to be jealous. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
VEGETA: What I understand is I'm about to pound you so hard, the boy's mother is going to be jealous. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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If I was an old-school fifty pound boombox (remember them?)
If I was an old-school fifty pound boombox (remember them?)