Bet On vs Pound - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
- United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- 16 ounces avoirdupois
- a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
- a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Definition as Verb
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
- move rhythmically
- place or shut up in a pound
- move heavily or clumsily
- partition off into compartments
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Examples
- "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
- "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
- "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
- "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
- "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
- "Her heart was beating fast"
- "pound the cows so they don't stray"
- "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
- "The locks pound the water of the canal"
- "The prisoners are safely pounded"
- "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
- "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"