pound

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

libbra

💷

sterlina

💷

battere

lira sterlina

pestare

colpire

polverizzare

picchiare

tritare

martellare

🔨

lira

pulsare

stabulario

💷

sterlina egiziana

fare a pezzi

triturare

recinto per animali

dinaro

fervere

ficcare

flagellare

frantumare

frullare

ingurgitare

martellamento

muoversi pesantemente

picchiarsi

sbaragliare

sbatacchiare

sbattere

sbattersene

scalcagnare

schiacciare

speronare

🐏

stravincere

tambureggiamento

trangugiare

cancelletto

affogarsi

martellio

libra

💷

seminare cereali

colpire con pugni

colpire con un oggetto

sterlina inglese

sterlina cipriota

sterlina irlandese

sterlina libanese

dinaro sudanese

sterlina siriana

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

piler

libra

livre

📖

Pfund

pond

libra

broyer

machacar

battre

zerstoßen

stampen

جنيه

💷

fijnstampen

lliura

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/paʊnd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: pound

Ereditato da inglese antico: pund

Affine olandese: pond

Affine tedesco: Pfund

Affine danese: pund

Affine svedese: pund

Ereditato da inglese medio: pounde

Affine inglese antico: pyndan

Affine inglese antico: pynd

Ereditato da inglese medio: pounen

Ereditato da inglese antico: pūnian

Affine saterfriesisch: Pün

Affine frisone occidentale: pún

Affine olandese: puin

Affine basso tedesco: 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.