Pound

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
2. isim Ellipsis of pound weight.
3. isim Various non-English units of measure.
4. isim Ellipsis of pound mass.
5. isim Various non-English units of measure.
6. isim A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

   “Research shows that retaining even one or two pounds after giving birth can make problems more likely in a subsequent pregnancy, experts said, with women who have several children facing a "slippery slope" if they continue to gain weight each time.”

7. isim A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of mass when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
8. isim Ellipsis of pound force.
9. isim Various non-English units of measure.
10. isim Ellipsis of pound-force.
11. isim The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.

    “"Only a hundred and ninety-three pound," said Mr. Tulliver. "You've brought less o' late; but young fellows like to have their own way with their money. Though I didn't do as I liked before I was of age." He spoke with rather timid discontent.”

12. isim Any of various units of currency used in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Nigeria, Israel, and South Africa.

    “He glanced back through what he had read and, while feeling his water flow quietly, he envied kindly Mr Beaufoy who had written it and received payment of three pounds, thirteen and six.”

13. isim Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.

    “the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound”

14. isim Various non-English units of currency not officially called pounds.
15. isim The symbol #.

    “To be connected, press pound.”

16. fiil To wager a pound on.

    “‘Good-bye, my dear!' said Sleary. 'You'll make your fortun, I hope, and none of our poor folkth will ever trouble you, I'll pound it.’”

17. isim A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

    “Mr. Sarnoff also sent to the pound one of the best-known dogs in the world. Nipper, the black-and-white terrier usually depicted peering with head cocked into the horn of a Victrola, listening for “His Master's Voice,” was de-emphasized as a corporate symbol.”

18. isim The people who work for the pound.

    “(Police officer to a dog owner) "He'd better stay calm or I'll have the pound come and get him."”

19. isim A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.

    “Inspector Douglas Todd: Where did you get a truckload of cigarettes from anyway? / Detective Axel Foley: From the Dearborn Hijacking. / Todd: The Dearborn Hijacking? That bust went down weeks ago. That load's supposed to be in the damn pound!”

20. isim A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
21. isim A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
22. isim A division inside a fishing stage where cod is cured in salt brine.
23. fiil To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

    “When I short haue shorne my sowce face & swigg’d my horny barrell, In an oaken Inne I pound my skin as a suite of guilt apparrell”

24. fiil To strike hard, usually repeatedly.

    “She had Lord James' collar in one big fist and she pounded the table with the other and talked a blue streak. Nobody could make out plain what she said, for she was mainly jabbering Swede lingo, but there was English enough, of a kind, to give us some idee.”

25. fiil To crush to pieces; to pulverize.

    “Pound an onion, warm a spoonful of ghee and throw in the onion, brown it slightly, add your curry stuff, brown this till it smells pleasantly, […]”

26. fiil To eat or drink very quickly.

    “You really pounded that beer!”

27. fiil To pitch consistently to a certain location.

    “The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night.”

28. fiil To beat strongly or throb.

    “As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent.”

29. fiil To penetrate sexually, with vigour.

    “I was pounding her all night!”

30. fiil To advance heavily with measured steps.

    “We pounded along, stopped, landed soldiers; went on, landed custom–house clerks to levy toll in what looked like a God–forsaken wilderness, with a tin shed and a flag–pole lost in it; landed more soldiers—to take care of the custom–house clerks, presumably.”