Pound

To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.

To strike heavy blows; to beat.

To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.

An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.

A level stretch in a canal between locks.

A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.

To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

of Pound

A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.

A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.

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

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"