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- pronunciation:
- paUnd
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pounds, pounding, pounded |
| definition 1: |
When you pound something, you hit it over and over very hard.
Erin pounded the nail into the wall.- synonyms:
- bang, batter, beat, hammer, smash
- similar words:
- drum, hit, strike
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| definition 2: |
When something is pounded into your mind, it is repeated over and over to make you remember it or understand its importance.
When our class had to recite a poem from memory, I had to really pound it into my mind to remember it correctly.- synonyms:
- drum
- similar words:
- beat
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| definition 3: |
If something pounds, it hits another thing very hard again and again.
The heavy rain pounded against the roof.- synonyms:
- bang, hammer
- similar words:
- crush, drum, strike
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| definition 4: |
If your heart pounds, it beats hard. You can really feel it in your chest.
Jeremy's heart was pounding after he finished the race.- synonyms:
- beat
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| related words: |
crush, knock, stamp |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A pound is an act of hitting or beating hard.
Barry gave the tent stake a good pound with a rock.- synonyms:
- hammering
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| related words: |
knock |
| derivation: |
pounder (n.) |
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