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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'pound' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions pound noun  A unit of weight: of 16 ounces in the avoirdupois system (= 453.592 g) or of 12 troy ounces in the troy weight, troy system (= 373.242 g). Its symbol is lb. pound-force, Pound-force. The symbol A unit of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; the United Kingdom and its dependency, dependencies; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland (which now uses the euro) and Israel (which now uses the sheqel). Its symbol is <big>£</big>. Translations:  Dutch: pond French: livre German: Pfund (trans-mid) Italian: libbra (trans-mid) Spanish: libra verb  (transitive) To strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly. (transitive) to crush to pieces; to pulverize (transitive) (slang) To eat or drink very quickly. You really pounded that beer! Translations:  Spanish: pilar (trans-bottom) (trans-top, crush to pieces)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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