Synonyms for pound
noun
Measure of weight
sixteen ounces, Troy pound, avoirdupois pound, commercial pound, pint; see also measure 1, weight 1.
Kennel
coop, doghouse, cage; see pen 1.
See pound in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:
assail, assault, baste, batter, beat, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh. (Informal) lambaste. (Slang) clobber. Idiom: rain blows on. See attack, strikeTo shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows:
beat, forge1, hammer. See repetition, strikeTo make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements:
beat, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, throb. See repetition, soundsTo fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition:
drill, drive, implant, impress, inculcate, instill. See teach
noun
A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strikeA stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:
beat, clunk, thud, thump. See attack, sounds, strike
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