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pound

pound
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • voorwerp als teken van gezag
  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"

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pound
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • winkel die vis verkoopt; koop en verkoop van vis
  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"

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pound
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • slag met een hamer
  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"

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pound
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • gewichtstuk van 1000 gram
  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"

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pound
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • munteenheid
  • the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

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pound
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • 500 gram
  • 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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pound
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • 16 ounces avoirdupois
    "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"

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    pound
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • hondenasiel
    • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
    "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

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    pound
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

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      pound
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
        • a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

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        pound
        Zelfstandig naamwoord
          • the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

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          pound
          Zelfstandig naamwoord
            • the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

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            pound
            Zelfstandig naamwoord
              • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

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              pound
              Zelfstandig naamwoord
                • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

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                pound
                Zelfstandig naamwoord
                  • the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

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                  pound
                  Zelfstandig naamwoord
                    • the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

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                    pound
                    Zelfstandig naamwoord
                      • the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

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                      to pound
                      Werkwoord
                      • slepend lopen; slepend lopen; moeilijk lopen
                      • move heavily or clumsily

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                      to pound
                      Werkwoord
                        • partition off into compartments
                        "The locks pound the water of the canal"

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                        to pound
                        Werkwoord
                        • bonzen, beuken, bonken, hameren, rammeien
                        • strike or drive against with a heavy impact
                        "pound on the door"

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                        to pound
                        Werkwoord
                          • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
                          "The prisoners are safely pounded"

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                          to pound
                          Werkwoord
                            • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
                            "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

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                            to pound
                            Werkwoord
                              • place or shut up in a pound
                              "pound the cows so they don't stray"

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                              to pound
                              Werkwoord
                              • stampen
                              • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
                              "the salesman pounded the door knocker"

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                              to pound
                              Werkwoord
                              • stampen
                              • move rhythmically

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                              Voorbeeldzinnen

                              1. Penny wise, pound foolish.
                              2. Penny-wise and pound-foolish.
                              3. Butter is sold by the pound.
                              4. Fish is sold by the pound here.
                              5. This beef is four dollars per pound.
                              6. We sell sugar by the pound.
                              7. We bought a pound of tea.
                              8. Tom bought a pound of cheese.
                              9. How many pennies does it take to make one pound?
                              10. In for a penny, in for a pound.
                              11. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
                              12. I bought a pound of meat the other day.
                              13. An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
                              14. Butter is sold by the pound in the USA.
                              15. I felt my heart pound after running a little.