Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)pound, lb16 ounces avoirdupois“he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds” (n)pounda unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy (n)pound, lbf.a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec (n)pound, pound signa symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) (n)pound, dog pounda public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs“unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound” (n)hammer, pound, hammering, poundingthe act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)“the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”,
“the pounding of feet on the hallway” Verbs
(v)thump, pound, pokehit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument“the salesman pounded the door knocker”,
“a bible-thumping Southern Baptist” (v)ram, ram down, poundstrike or drive against with a heavy impact“ram the gate with a sledgehammer”,
“pound on the door” (v)lumber, poundmove heavily or clumsily“The heavy man lumbered across the room” (v)pound, pound offpartition off into compartments“The locks pound the water of the canal” (v)pound, pound upshut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits“The prisoners are safely pounded” (v)impound, poundplace or shut up in a pound“pound the cows so they don't stray” (v)poundbreak down and crush by beating, as with a pestle“pound the roots with a heavy flat stone” 