pound
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
Framework senses
- §1
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
- §2
- place or shut up in a pound
- §3
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
- §4
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- §5
- partition off into compartments
- §6
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- §7
- move rhythmically
- §8
- move heavily or clumsily