noun • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
• 16 ounces avoirdupois
• the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
• a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
• the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
• the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
• the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
• formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
• the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
• the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
• a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
• a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
• a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
• the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
verb • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
• strike or drive against with a heavy impact
• move heavily or clumsily
• move rhythmically
• partition off into compartments
• shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
• place or shut up in a pound
• break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle