pound

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. beat, thump, drum, bruise, tenderize; crush, pulverize. See powderiness.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Measure of weight]

Syn. sixteen ounces, Troy pound, avoirdupois pound, commercial pound, pint; see also measure 1 , weight 1 .

2. [Kennel]

Syn. coop, doghouse, cage; see pen 1 .

v.

Syn. hammer, pulsate, crush, pulverize; see beat 1 , 2 , 3 , hit 1 .

See Synonym Study at beat .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

enclosure, pen, holding pen, kennel.

II

v.

1. bang beat, strike, batter, drub, wallop, hammer, hit, pelt, thump.

2. pulsate palpitate, beat, throb, hammer, flutter.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows: assail, assault, baste, batter, beat, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh. Informal: lambaste. Slang: clobber. Idiom: rain blows on. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. To shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows: beat, forge1, hammer. See REPETITION, STRIKE. 3. To make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements: beat, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, throb. See REPETITION, SOUNDS. 4. To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition: drill, drive, implant, impress, inculcate, instill. See TEACH. II noun 1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang: belt, conk, paste. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound: beat, clunk, thud, thump. See ATTACK, SOUNDS, STRIKE.