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(noun) a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" |
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Synonyms: dog pound |
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Related Words: enclosure |
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(noun) a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec |
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Synonyms: lbf. |
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Related Words: force unit |
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(noun) 16 ounces; "he tried to lieft 100 pounds" |
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Synonyms: lb |
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Related Words: avoirdupois unit |
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(noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" |
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Synonyms: hammer, hammering, pounding |
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Related Words: blow |
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(verb) hit hard |
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Synonyms: poke, thump |
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Related Words: hit |
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(verb) move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" |
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Synonyms: beat, thump |
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Related Words: flap, flutter, move, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, throb |
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(verb) move heavily or clumsily |
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Synonyms: lumber |
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Related Words: walk |
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(verb) pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is pounding"; "Her heart was throbbing" |
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Synonyms: throb |
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Related Words: ache, hurt, smart, twang |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence |
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Synonyms: British pound, pound sterling, quid |
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Related Words: British monetary unit |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents |
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Synonyms: Cypriot pound |
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Related Words: Cypriot monetary unit |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters |
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Synonyms: Egyptian pound |
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Related Words: Egyptian monetary unit |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters |
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Synonyms: Lebanese pound |
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Related Words: Lebanese monetary unit |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters |
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Synonyms: Sudanese pound |
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Related Words: Sudanese monetary unit |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters |
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Synonyms: Syrian pound |
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Related Words: Syrian monetary unit |
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(verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer" |
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Synonyms: ram, ram down |
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Related Words: thrust |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence |
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Synonyms: Irish pound, punt |
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Related Words: Irish monetary unit |
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