Check Dictionary

Find out more about word, its definitions etc.

Valid in these dictionaries

TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of pound

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pound
      n 1: 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to
           lift 100 pounds" [syn: {pound}, {lb}]
      2: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern
         Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {British pound}, {pound},
         {British pound sterling}, {pound sterling}, {quid}]
      3: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
      4: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters [syn:
         {Syrian pound}, {pound}]
      5: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
         [syn: {Sudanese pound}, {pound}]
      6: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
         [syn: {Lebanese pound}, {pound}]
      7: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100
         pence [syn: {Irish pound}, {Irish punt}, {punt}, {pound}]
      8: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters [syn:
         {Egyptian pound}, {pound}]
      9: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn:
         {Cypriot pound}, {pound}]
      10: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound
          with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
          [syn: {pound}, {lbf.}]
      11: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly
          influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
          [syn: {Pound}, {Ezra Pound}, {Ezra Loomis Pound}]
      12: a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound
          sterling in Great Britain) [syn: {pound}, {pound sign}]
      13: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed
          dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: {pound}, {dog pound}]
      14: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
          sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding
          of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {pound},
          {hammering}, {pounding}]
      v 1: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
           "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping
           Southern Baptist" [syn: {thump}, {pound}, {poke}]
      2: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate
         with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram}, {ram
         down}, {pound}]
      3: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the
         room" [syn: {lumber}, {pound}]
      4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: {beat},
         {pound}, {thump}]
      5: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water
         of the canal" [syn: {pound}, {pound off}]
      6: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or
         limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: {pound},
         {pound up}]
      7: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't
         stray" [syn: {impound}, {pound}]
      8: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the
         roots with a heavy flat stone"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

Use this dictionary checker to learn more about a word - find out its meaning and also make sure whether that word is a valid word in any of these dictionaries (used by popular word games). Here is the list of dictionaries it checks for :

OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
SOWPODS / CSW : UK and the rest of the world uses this dictionary for various word games including scrabble.
ENABLE - This is the default dictionary for Words with Friends.

The dictionary checker is also good at solving any issue with a disputed word when you're playing scramble games gainst your friends or family members. As a bonus, you also learn new words while having fun!

Back to Word Unscrambler