as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
give the nail a final pound with the hammer
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as in cage
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals
stray dogs wearing tags are kept in that pound until their owners can be notified
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as in to stomp
to move heavily or clumsily
pounding down the road as fast as he could run
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
pounding nails into boards all day long
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach
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as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food
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Recent Examples of pound
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
Hovering at 7-1 and checking in at 270 pounds, the 23-year-old is more in the traditional mold of centers.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Chris Boccia, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Djokovic is the men’s record 24-time Grand Slam champion but could not counter Sinner’s relentless accuracy and pounding forehands on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
—Jerome Pugmire, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Noun
The crystal-clear, flavor-dense broth — either chicken or beef — is prepared over multiple days of simmering pounds of meat low and slow, creating a highly concentrated, rich umami profile.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
Hovering at 7-1 and checking in at 270 pounds, the 23-year-old is more in the traditional mold of centers.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Verb
The reallocation comes as Russia pounds Ukraine with its drone offensive and after Ukraine struck deep inside Russia with its own drones last week, shocking Russia in a clandestine operation.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Djokovic is the men’s record 24-time Grand Slam champion but could not counter Sinner’s relentless accuracy and pounding forehands on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
—Jerome Pugmire, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Accounts Samsung Confirms Upgrade Choice—Galaxy Users Must Now Decide In the spring, males would gather in leks and perform dramatic dances, puffing out orange air sacs on their necks and stomping their feet to show dominance and vitality.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Fifteen kids happily stomp their sneakers to the count.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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At the end of February, a pedestrian was hit in West London by an ebike rider in West London — not a rental or sharing scheme, to be clear — and died after a month in hospital.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The flames that licked through the football fields and tennis courts at Pali High devoured touchstones of an iconic campus—featured in films like Carrie and Freaky Friday.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Besides, Angela already got her lick back from Porsha’s comments about Charles by instigating the already precarious relationship between Porsha and her bestie and bringing Drew the news that Porsha filmed with Dennis.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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After drawing three straight walks to load the bases for Miami, Forbes struck out consecutive batters to escape the jam.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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The Broncos added two more runs in the seventh without the benefit of a hit, drawing five walks, one of which was to Gonzalez with the bases loaded.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, families across America are grinding five, six, even seven days a week just to stay afloat.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The nation’s court system has been ground zero for pushback to President Donald Trump’s sweeping conservative agenda, with about 200 lawsuits filed challenging policies on everything from immigration to education to mass layoffs of federal workers.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The Discovery+ streaming service will be shuffled into the Global Networks company.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Boys as young as 10 are shuffling around, carrying trays of flour, starch and pistachios — undistracted by this reporting team's presence.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Cardoso was targeted by Sundowns after knocking the club out of the CAF Champions League with Esperance.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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One of the windows got shattered and he was knocked unconscious.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Minutes before a team of fully uniformed, stick-carrying players were to leave the dressing room to take the ice for the national anthem, a rat pelted across the carpet.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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And then sit there getting pelted by even more rain and win.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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“Pound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pound. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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