pound : Idioms & Phrases

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apothecaries' pound

  • noun an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
    apothecaries' pound.
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british pound

  • noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
    British pound sterling; pound; quid; British pound.
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british pound sterling

  • noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
    British pound sterling; pound; quid; British pound.
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cypriot pound

  • noun the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
    pound.
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dog pound

  • noun a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
    pound.
    • unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
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egyptian pound

  • noun the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
    pound.
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ezra loomis pound

  • noun United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
    Ezra Loomis Pound; Pound.
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ezra pound

  • noun United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
    Ezra Loomis Pound; Pound.
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Fish pound

  • a net attached to stakes, for entrapping and catching fish; a weir. Local, U.S. Bartlett.
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foot pound

Foot" pound`
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  1. (Mech.) A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity the height of one foot.
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foot-pound

  • noun a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
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Fot pound, ∧ Foot poundal

  • . (Mech.) See Foot pound and Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary.
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half pound

  • noun 8 ounces avoirdupois
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irish pound

  • noun formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
    Irish punt; pound; punt.
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lebanese pound

  • noun the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
    pound.
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pound cake

  • noun rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour
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Pound covert

  • a pound that is close or covered over, as a shed.
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pound net

  • noun trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure
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pound off

  • verb partition off into compartments
    pound.
    • The locks pound the water of the canal
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Pound overt

  • a pound that is open overhead.
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pound sign

  • noun a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
    pound.
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pound sterling

  • noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
    British pound sterling; pound; quid; British pound.
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pound up

  • verb shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
    pound.
    • The prisoners are safely pounded
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pound-breach

Pound"-breach` noun
Definitions
  1. The breaking of a public pound for releasing impounded animals. Blackstone.
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pound-foolish

  • adjective satellite unwise in dealing with large sums
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pounds per square inch

  • noun a unit of pressure
    psi.
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quarter pound

  • noun 4 ounces avoirdupois
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sudanese pound

  • noun the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
    pound.
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syrian pound

  • noun the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
    pound.
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troy pound

  • noun an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
    apothecaries' pound.
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