pound
verb (used with object)
to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.
pounds
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pluralof pound.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Getting every single game will cost you hundreds of pounds a year."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The spacecraft delivered more than 6,300 pounds of food, essential supplies, and scientific equipment for the Expedition 75 crew.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Still, for all its impracticality, his own sturgeon pepperpot—requiring four pounds of sturgeon heads and a pound of sturgeon fillet or steak—evokes Gilded Age extravagance and makes a certain kind of historic Philadelphia statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A company has been accused of promising jobs in the healthcare sector which never materialised, leaving people thousands of pounds out of pocket.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Mama was a little woman, barely tipping the scales at a hundred pounds; but what she lacked in height and weight, she made up in strength and spirit.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
