Etymology: [ paund ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *punda-, an early borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”), an ablative form of pondus (“weight”), especially of a libra (“Roman unit of weight”). Cognate with Dutch pond, German Pfund, Swedish pund.
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals, A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc, The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level, To strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly, Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel, The unit of currency of used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies, Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight, A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g), The symbol [[Appendix:Unsupported titles/Number sign|, ]], To crush to pieces; to pulverize, A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g), To eat or drink very quickly, A hard blow, To pitch consistently to a certain location, The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation: lb, lbm, #) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound of exactly, lb, a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal, Look this up, The monetary unit of Great Britain, TR>, Any of various units of mass and weight; especially a unit equal to 16 ounces (about 0 454 kilograms), A section of a swale designed to detain runoff, a storage area for holding live lobster, A paper note in the imperial system equal to 20 shillings and equivalent to two dollars in today's dollar system, Pounding thinner cuts of meat tenderizes it by breaking down muscle Kitchen mallets are generally used for pounding, but it can be done using a small frying pan as well First place the piece of meat between two pieces of plastic wrap or wax paper, Twelve ounces, The symbol #, measure of mass or weight used in the United States for medium size objects -- "Boilermaker Pre-Cooked Chicken costs $3 19 for one pound " (236), quid, A unit of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; the United Kingdom and its dependencies; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland (which now uses the euro) and Israel (which now uses the sheqel). Its symbol is £, A unit of weight: of 16 ounces in the avoirdupois system (= 453.592 g) or of 12 troy ounces in the troy system (= 373.242 g). Its symbol is lb, Pound-force, 2267 453 49 16 14 58, To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat, A level stretch in a canal between locks, 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, To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds, The unit of weight (Latin, pondus, weight); also cash to the value of twenty shillings sterling, because in the Carlovingian period the Roman pound (twelve ounces) of pure silver was coined into 240 silver pennies The symbols and lb are for libra, the Latin for a pound (See Penny for Pound ), punch, strike; hit, beat; shatter, smash; shake heavily, A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, and other countries where English is spoken. One pound is equal to 0.454 kilograms. A pound of something is a quantity of it that weighs one pound. Her weight was under ninety pounds. a pound of cheese, The pound is used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds. The pound is expected to continue to increase against most other currencies, The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol £. One British pound is divided into a hundred pence. Some other countries, for example Egypt, also have a unit of money called a pound. Beer cost three pounds a bottle A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen. multi-million pound profits. a pound coin, unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (equal to 454 grams); unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces; unit of currency; unit of measurement; pound key on a telephone; pen, yard; strike, hit, To strike heavy blows; to beat, A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward, To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound, shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded", break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone", partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal, A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces, A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4, United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds", a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound", There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value, 86, A pound is a place where dogs and cats found wandering in the street are taken and kept until they are claimed by their owners, 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, A pound is a place where cars that have been parked illegally are taken by the police and kept until they have been claimed by their owners, United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972), a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec, the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents, hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist", strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door", place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray", partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal", move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast", move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room", the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters, the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway", 4536 kg. It is also a unit of weight in the troy and apothecaries' systems (two other traditional systems of weight), equal to 12 troy or apothecaries' oz, 5,760 grains, or 0.37 kg. Its Roman ancestor, the libra, is the source of the abbreviation lb. The troy pound is used for precious metals, the apothecaries' pound for drugs. The British monetary pound is linked historically with the minting of silver coins (sterlings). Large payments were reckoned in "pounds of sterlings," later shortened to "pounds sterling." See also gram; International System of Units; measurement; metric system; ounce, If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid. I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe. + pounding pound·ing the fast pounding of her heart. see also pounding. American writer who exerted great influence on the development of modern literature through his poetic works, such as the unfinished Cantos (1925-1960), his critical works, including ABC of Reading (1934), his voluminous contributions to literary magazines, and his tutelage of writers such as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway. American jurist who was dean of Harvard Law School (1916-1936) and wrote several influential books, including The Spirit of the Common Law (1921). Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional European system of weight (incorporated into the British Imperial system and the U.S. system of weights and measures), equal to 16 oz, 7,000 grains, or, 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds", formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence, the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence, If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces. She paused as she pounded the maize grains, If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly. He pounded the table with his fist Somebody began pounding on the front door She came at him, pounding her fists against his chest. the pounding waves, the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters, the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters, the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters, Inebriated, Simple past tense and past participle of pound, An act in which something or someone is pounded, Present participle of pound, pun, Adjective form of pound (verb), repeated heavy blows, (Slang) downfall, defeat; beating, thrashing, hitting, overwhelming, crushing, smashing, The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating, A pounded or pulverized substance, an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head", 1. If someone or something takes a pounding, they are severely injured or damaged. Sarajevo took one of its worst poundings in weeks. see also pound, lbs, third-person singular of pound, plural of pound,
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A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals
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A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc
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The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level
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To strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly
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Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel
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The unit of currency of used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies
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Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight
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A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g)
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The symbol [[Appendix:Unsupported titles/Number sign|
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To crush to pieces; to pulverize
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A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g)
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To eat or drink very quickly - "You really pounded that beer!"
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A hard blow
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To pitch consistently to a certain location - "The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night."
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The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation: lb, lbm, #) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound of exactly
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a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal
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Look this up
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The monetary unit of Great Britain
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Any of various units of mass and weight; especially a unit equal to 16 ounces (about 0 454 kilograms)
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A section of a swale designed to detain runoff
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a storage area for holding live lobster
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A paper note in the imperial system equal to 20 shillings and equivalent to two dollars in today's dollar system
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Pounding thinner cuts of meat tenderizes it by breaking down muscle Kitchen mallets are generally used for pounding, but it can be done using a small frying pan as well First place the piece of meat between two pieces of plastic wrap or wax paper
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Twelve ounces
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The symbol #
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measure of mass or weight used in the United States for medium size objects -- "Boilermaker Pre-Cooked Chicken costs $3 19 for one pound " (236)
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quid
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A unit of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; the United Kingdom and its dependencies; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland (which now uses the euro) and Israel (which now uses the sheqel). Its symbol is £
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A unit of weight: of 16 ounces in the avoirdupois system (= 453.592 g) or of 12 troy ounces in the troy system (= 373.242 g). Its symbol is lb
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Pound-force
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To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat
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A level stretch in a canal between locks
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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
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To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds
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The unit of weight (Latin, pondus, weight); also cash to the value of twenty shillings sterling, because in the Carlovingian period the Roman pound (twelve ounces) of pure silver was coined into 240 silver pennies The symbols and lb are for libra, the Latin for a pound (See Penny for Pound )
A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, and other countries where English is spoken. One pound is equal to 0.454 kilograms. A pound of something is a quantity of it that weighs one pound. Her weight was under ninety pounds. a pound of cheese
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The pound is used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds. The pound is expected to continue to increase against most other currencies
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The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol £. One British pound is divided into a hundred pence. Some other countries, for example Egypt, also have a unit of money called a pound. Beer cost three pounds a bottle A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen. multi-million pound profits. a pound coin
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unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (equal to 454 grams); unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces; unit of currency; unit of measurement; pound key on a telephone; pen, yard; strike, hit isim
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To strike heavy blows; to beat
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A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward
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To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound
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shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
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break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
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partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal
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A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces
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A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4
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United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
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a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
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There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value
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A pound is a place where dogs and cats found wandering in the street are taken and kept until they are claimed by their owners
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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
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A pound is a place where cars that have been parked illegally are taken by the police and kept until they have been claimed by their owners
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United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
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a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
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the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
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hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
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strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
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place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
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partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
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move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
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move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
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the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
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the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
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4536 kg. It is also a unit of weight in the troy and apothecaries' systems (two other traditional systems of weight), equal to 12 troy or apothecaries' oz, 5,760 grains, or 0.37 kg. Its Roman ancestor, the libra, is the source of the abbreviation lb. The troy pound is used for precious metals, the apothecaries' pound for drugs. The British monetary pound is linked historically with the minting of silver coins (sterlings). Large payments were reckoned in "pounds of sterlings," later shortened to "pounds sterling." See also gram; International System of Units; measurement; metric system; ounce
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If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid. I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe. + pounding pound·ing the fast pounding of her heart. see also pounding. American writer who exerted great influence on the development of modern literature through his poetic works, such as the unfinished Cantos (1925-1960), his critical works, including ABC of Reading (1934), his voluminous contributions to literary magazines, and his tutelage of writers such as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway. American jurist who was dean of Harvard Law School (1916-1936) and wrote several influential books, including The Spirit of the Common Law (1921). Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional European system of weight (incorporated into the British Imperial system and the U.S. system of weights and measures), equal to 16 oz, 7,000 grains, or
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16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
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formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
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the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
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If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces. She paused as she pounded the maize grains
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If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly. He pounded the table with his fist Somebody began pounding on the front door She came at him, pounding her fists against his chest. the pounding waves
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the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
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the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
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the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
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Inebriated
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Simple past tense and past participle of pound
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An act in which something or someone is pounded
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Present participle of pound
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Adjective form of pound (verb)
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repeated heavy blows
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(Slang) downfall, defeat; beating, thrashing, hitting isim
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overwhelming, crushing, smashing sıfat
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The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating
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A pounded or pulverized substance
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an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
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1. If someone or something takes a pounding, they are severely injured or damaged. Sarajevo took one of its worst poundings in weeks. see also pound
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