pound

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
3. A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A unit of mass in various measurement systems.
5. A unit of mass in various measurement systems.
6. A unit of mass in various measurement systems.
7. A unit of mass in various measurement systems.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A unit of force in various measurement systems
9. A unit of force in various measurement systems
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, non-scientific) A unit of force in various measurement systems
11. A unit of currency in various currency systems.
12. A unit of currency in various currency systems.
13. A unit of currency in various currency systems.
14. (informal) A unit of currency in various currency systems.
15. (US) The symbol #.

Verb

To wager a pound on.

Verb

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
2. (transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
3. (slang, transitive) To eat or drink very quickly.
4. (slang, transitive) To pitch consistently to a certain location.
5. (intransitive) To beat strongly or throb.
6. (slang, transitive, vulgar) To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
7. To advance heavily with measured steps.
8. To make a jarring noise, as when running.

Conceptos

libra

machacar

golpear

perrera

libra esterlina

moler

triturar

trituar

pulverizar

almohadilla

pilar

machucar

majar

aporrear

batir

latir

golpetear

llamar a la puerta

machaca

martillar

🔨

martillear

mullir

palpitar

polvorizar

golpear con un objeto

pegar con los puños

machacar con el puño

acuñar

lb

agitar

ajar

boxear

📦

clavar

derrotar

destrozar

ganar

pegar

pelearse

prisión

sacudir

sembrar

🌱

barajar

dar golpes en

encierro

Sinónimos

beat

crush

hit

grind

strike

hammer

🔨

knock

pulverize

throb

tap

ram

🐏

batter

stamp

smash

thump

bruise

pound sterling

pestle

rap on

thud

bray

thrash

poke

quid

hull

pulsate

chop

mash

mill

rub

lb

impound

nail

reduce to powder

beat up

punch

👊

powder

prod

pound sign

pounder

bop

pounding

tear

sterling

lumber

slap

tamp

punt

ram down

pummel

Traducciones

piler

livre

📖

Pfund

libbra

💷

pond

libra

sterlina

💷

broyer

battre

جنيه

💷

zerstoßen

stampen

battere

lliura

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/paʊnd/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: pound

Heredado de inglés antiguo: pund

Cognado con neerlandés: pond

Cognado con alemán: Pfund

Cognado con danés: pund

Cognado con sueco: pund

Heredado de inglés medio: pounde

Cognado con inglés antiguo: pyndan

Cognado con inglés antiguo: pynd

Heredado de inglés medio: pounen

Heredado de inglés antiguo: pūnian

Cognado con Saterfriesisch: Pün

Cognado con frisón occidental: pún

Cognado con neerlandés: puin

Cognado con bajo alemán: pun

In summary

From Middle English pound, from Old English pund (“a pound, weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), an early borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”), ablative form of pondus (“weight”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull, stretch”).
Cognate with Dutch pond, German Pfund, Danish pund and Swedish pund. Doublet of funt, pfund, pood, and punt.