pounded

noun

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

United States writer who lived in Europe

a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

the basic unit of money in Cyprus

the basic unit of money in Egypt

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland

the basic unit of money in Lebanon

the basic unit of money in the Sudan

the basic unit of money in Syria

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

16 ounces avoirdupois

verb

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

place or shut up in a pound

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

partition off into compartments

move rhythmically

move heavily or clumsily

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

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