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  • pound — pound1 [pound] n. pl. pounds; sometimes, after a number, pound [ME < OE pund, akin to Ger pfund: WGmc loanword < L pondo, a pound, orig. abl. of pondus, weight (in libra pondo, a pound in weight), akin to pendere: see PENDANT] 1. a) the… …   English World dictionary

  • pound — 1 /paUnd/ noun 1 WEIGHT written abbreviation lb (C) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16 ounces or about 0.454 kilograms: a pound of apples | Moira weighs about 130 pounds. | The grapes cost $2 a pound. 2 MONEY (C) a) written abbreviation the …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pound — pound1 pounder, n. /pownd/, v.t. 1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc. 2. to produce or effect by striking or thumping, or in a manner resembling this (often fol. by out): to pound out a… …   Universalium

  • pound — pound1 [ paund ] noun count *** 1. ) a unit for measuring weight, used in several countries including the U.S. and the U.K., containing 16 OUNCES and equal to 0.454 kilograms. Its written abbreviation is lb.: The baby weighed over 10 pounds. half …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • pound out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pound out : present tense I/you/we/they pound out he/she/it pounds out present participle pounding out past tense pounded out past participle pounded out informal 1) if you pound out a song, you play it loudly …   English dictionary

  • pound something out — 1. tv. to play something loudly on the piano, perhaps with difficulty. □ Here, pound this one out. A little softer, please. CD She was pounding out a nice little tune. 2. tv. to type something on a typewriter. □ I have finished writing it. Can I… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • pound something out — type something with heavy keystrokes an old typewriter on which she pounded out her poems ■ produce music by striking an instrument heavily and repeatedly the women pounded out a ringing tattoo on several oil drums * * * ˌpound sthˈout derived to …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Line of Beauty — Infobox Book | name = The Line of Beauty title orig = translator = image caption = author = Alan Hollinghurst illustrator = cover artist = country = UK language = English series = subject = genre = Gay, historical novel publisher = Picador Books… …   Wikipedia

  • the — ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t]ðə[/t]] before a consonant and [[t]ði[/t]] before a vowel, but pronounced [[t]ðiː[/t]] when you are emphasizing it.) 1) DET You use the at the beginning of noun groups to refer to someone or something that you have… …   English dictionary

  • pound —    (of a male)    to copulate with    The common violent imagery:     ... hoped the little bubblegummer had been well pounded by the piano tuner so she could g o . . . to the home for unwed mothers. (Wambaugh, 1975) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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