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1 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) funt2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) funtII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) stajaIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) tolči2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) topotati3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) zdrobiti* * *I [páund]nounfunt (angleški denar); funt (453,59 g)figuratively to pay 20 shillings in the pound — polno plačati, vse plačatiin for a penny, in for a pound — see pennyit is a matter of pounds, shillings and pence — to je čisto denarno vprašanjeII [páund]1.nounstaja za izgubljeno živino, obor; skladišče za izgubljene predmete; figuratively ječa; hunting težek položaj;2.transitive verbzapreti v stajo, obor (često up)III [páund]nountolčenje, razbijanje, udarecIV [páund]1.transitive verbtolči, raztolči, zdrobiti, razdrobiti; butati, bobnati, razbijati (s pestmi); zabijati, močno udarjati;2.intransitive verbrazbijati (tudi srce), bobnati; vleči noge za seboj (zlasti along), klecati (kolena)American slang to pound the ear — spatito pound into s.o. — vbijati komu kaj v glavoto pound away at — delati z vso vnemo; napadati, kritizirati
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pound away — Synonyms and related words: dig, drudge, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer away, keep doggedly at, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along, plug at, plug away, slog, slog away, toil, travail, wade through, work away … Moby Thesaurus
pound away at — {v. phr.} 1. To attack; criticize. * /In his campaign speeches the candidate kept pounding away at the administration s foreign policy./ 2. To work industriously. * /Mike was pounding away at the foundation of his new house with shovels and… … Dictionary of American idioms
pound away at — {v. phr.} 1. To attack; criticize. * /In his campaign speeches the candidate kept pounding away at the administration s foreign policy./ 2. To work industriously. * /Mike was pounding away at the foundation of his new house with shovels and… … Dictionary of American idioms
pound\ away\ at — v. phr. 1. To attack; criticize. In his campaign speeches the candidate kept pounding away at the administration s foreign policy. 2. To work industriously. Mike was pounding away at the foundation of his new house with shovels and pickaxes … Словарь американских идиом
pound away — bomb, shell; beat incessantly, strike without stopping … English contemporary 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 — Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pound covert — Pound Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pound overt — Pound Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pound-Rebka experiment — The Pound Rebka experiment is a well known experiment to test Albert Einstein s theory of general relativity. It was proposed by Robert Pound and G. A. Rebka Jr. in 1959, [cite journal|last=Pound| first=R. V.| coauthors = Rebka Jr. G. A. |… … Wikipedia
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw — Infobox Film name = Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw caption = Original theatrical poster director = Pierre DeCelles producer = Donald Kushner Peter Locke writer = Jim Carlson Terrence McDonnell starring = See below music = See below… … Wikipedia