Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pound

~1 n 1 »WEIGHT« written abbreviation lb a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16 ounces or about 0.454 kilograms  (a pound of apples | Moira weighs about 130 pounds. | The grapes cost &2 a pound.) 2 »MONEY« a) written abbreviation ? the standard unit of money in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence  (a five pound note | They spent over a thousand pounds on their holiday. | a multi-million pound business) b) the standard unit of money in various other countries, such as Egypt and the Sudan c) a coin or note worth this amount  (Can you change a pound?) 3 the pound the value of British money in relation to the money of other countries  (There was pressure on the pound in the foreign exchange markets.) 4 »PLACE« a place where lost dogs and cats, or cars that have been illegally parked, are kept until the owner claims them 5 a quarter/half pounder a hamburger with a quarter or half pound of meat in it  (a quarter-pounder with cheese) 6 get your pound of flesh to get something that is legally yours from someone, even though it makes them suffer and you do not really need it  (merciless creditors, demanding their pound of flesh) 7 a 3-pounder/24-pounder etc a) animal, or fish that weighs 3 pounds, 24 pounds etc b) a gun that fires a shell1 (2) that weighs 3 pounds, 24 pounds etc ~2 v 1 »HIT« to hit something several times, making a lot of noise + against/on  (A heavy sea pounded against the pier. | pound sth)  (Thomas pounded the door with his fist.) 2 »MOVE« to walk or run quickly with heavy, loud steps + along/through/down  (He pounded up the stairs in front of her.) 3 »HEART« if your hearts pounds, it beats very quickly  (Patrick rushed to the door, his heart pounding with excitement.) 4 »BREAK« to hit something many times with a tool in order to break it into pieces or make it flat  (Pound the almonds and mix with breadcrumbs.) 5 »MUSIC« also pount out, pound away to play music loudly by hitting your piano, drum etc very hard  (Mrs. Jones pounded out the hymns on the old piano.) 6 »ARMY« to attack a place continuously for a long time with bombs or shells (shell1 (2))  (Enemy forces have been pounding the city for over two months.) 7 pound the beat BrE if a policeman pounds the beat, he walks regularly around the area he is responsible for