pound
To wager a pound onTo wager a pound on.
Meaning
10 senses(UK, regional, slang, transitive)To wager a pound on.
place or shut up in a pound
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
(transitive)To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
hämmern
колоти́тьkolotítʹ
(transitive)To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
zerstampfen, zertrümmern
толо́чьtolóčʹ, раздробля́тьrazdrobljátʹ, дроби́тьdrobítʹ
товкти́tovktý
(slang, transitive)To eat or drink very quickly.
You really pounded that beer!
verschlingen
ло́патьlópatʹ
(slang, transitive)To pitch consistently to a certain location.
The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night.
(intransitive)To beat strongly or throb.
As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent.
My head was pounding.
klopfen, hämmern, pochen
(slang, transitive, vulgar)To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
I was pounding her all night!
To advance heavily with measured steps.
marschieren, stampfen
move heavily or clumsily
To make a jarring noise, as when running.
The engine pounds.
Examples
483 sentencesWe bought a pound of tea.
Ми купили фунт чаю. — deniko
ruМы купили фунт чая. — Hellerick
deWir kauften ein Pfund Tee. — MUIRIEL
She bought two pounds of butter.
Вона купила два фунти масла. — deniko
ruОна купила два фунта масла. — Hellerick
deSie kaufte zwei Pfund Butter. — BraveSentry
You should lose a few pounds.
Тобі варто скинути кілька кілограм. — deniko
Tom lost thirty pounds over the summer.
Том втратив тридцять фунтів протягом літа. — oromashka
I gained three pounds.
Я поправився на півтора кілограми. — deniko
ruЯ поправился на три фунта. — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English pound, from Old English pund (“a pound, weight”), from Proto-West GermFrom Middle English pound, from Old English pund (“a pound, weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), an early borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”), ablative form of pondus (“weight”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull, stretch”).
From Middle English pounde, ponde, pund, from Old English *pund (“an enclosure”). Related to Old English pyndan (“to enclose, shut up, dam, impound”). Compare also Old English pynd (“a cistern, lake”).
From an alteration of earlier poun, pown, from Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian (“to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūn- (“broken pieces, rubble”). Related to Saterland Frisian Pün (“debris, fragments”), West Frisian pún (“debris, rubble”), Dutch puin (“debris, fragments, rubbish”), Low German pun (“fragments”).
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Forms
pounds, pounding, pounded, poundedSynonyms
72 synonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- a few pounds
- few pounds
- how many pounds
- pounds heavier than
- pounds lighter than
- thirty pounds
- many pounds
- many pounds did
- lost thirty pounds
- few pounds heavier
- few pounds lighter
- three pounds