|
| pound [ pownd ] |
verb (past and past participle pound·ed, present participle pound·ing, 3rd person present singular pounds) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. transitive and intransitive verb strike something hard and repeatedly: to strike somebody or something with repeated heavy blows
|
2. transitive verb beat something to pulp or powder: to beat something into a pulp or powder with repeated heavy blows
|
3. intransitive verb throb: to beat or throb heavily
  My heart was pounding.
|
4. transitive verb bombard something: to attack a place continuously with bombs or large guns
pounding the city for a few weeks
|
5. intransitive verb run heavily: to move, especially to run, fast or energetically and with heavy, noisy steps
|
6. transitive verb walk along something: to spend a long time walking along a regular route or walking back and forth in an area
pounding the streets of Manhattan and taking in the sights
|
7. transitive verb teach by repetition: to teach something, or make sure somebody understands something, by using constant repetition and drilling
|
noun |
|
| Definition: |
| |
act of pounding: the act or sound of pounding
|
| [ Old English pūnian< Germanic] |
|
| pound·er noun |
|
