Words in english starting with P

• pound — Noun – English ～ a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
• pound — Noun – English ～ the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
• pound — Noun – English ～ the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
• pound — Noun – English ～ the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
• pound — Noun – English ～ a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
• pound cake — Noun – English ～ rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour
• pound net — Noun – English ～ trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure
• pound — Noun – English ～ the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
• pound — Noun – English ～ a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
• pound — Noun – English ～ the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
• pound — Noun – English ～ a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
• pound — Noun – English ～ the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
• pound — Verb – English ～ hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
• pound — Verb – English ～ strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
• pound — Verb – English ～ partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
• pound — Verb – English ～ move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
• pound off — Verb – English ～ partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
• pound — Verb – English ～ shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
• pound — Verb – English ～ place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
• pound — Verb – English ～ break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

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