Webster's English Dictionarypound
Cross references: 1. avoirdupois pound 2. measure 3. money 1. pound \'pau.nd\ n or pounds also pound [ME, fr. OE pund; akin to ON pund pound; both fr. a prehistoric Gmc] pl word borrowed fr. L pondo pound; akin to L pondus weight - more at PENDANT 1: any of various units of mass and weight; specif : a unit now in general use among English-speaking peoples equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7000 grains or 0.4535237 kilogram 2a: the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom 2b: any of numerous basic monetary units of other countries 2. pound vt [alter. of ME pounen, fr. OE pu-nian] 1: to reduce to powder or pulp by beating 2a: to strike heavily or repeatedly 2b: to produce by means of repeated vigorous strokes 2c: to inculcate by insistent repetition : DRIVE 3: to move along heavily or persistently 1: to strike heavy repeated blows 2a: to move with or make a heavy repetitive sound 2b: to work hard and continuously 3. pound n : an act or sound of pounding 4. pound n [ME, enclosure, fr. OE pund-] 1a: an enclosure for animals; esp : a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed animals 1b: a depot for holding personal property until redeemed by the owner 2: a place or condition of confinement 3a: a confine for fish; esp : the inner compartment of a fish trap or pound net 3b: an establishment selling live lobsters 5. pound vt archaic : IMPOUND