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pound Theme: ALCOHOL tr. to drink something quickly.Dan said he could pound the cup of coffee in thirty seconds.You don't have to pound your milk. Take your time.
pound noun 1 a five-dollar note US, 1935. 2 a five-year jail sentence US, 1967. 3 an 's' unit (five decibels) in measuring the level of a citizens' band radio signal US, 1976. 4 an amount of heroin worth five dollars US, 1982. 5 a prison cell used for solitary confinement AUSTRALIA, 1950. 6 a jail or prison US, 1977. 7 in poker, a heavy bet US, 1988.► have a pound on yourselfto be conceited; to think very well of yourself. From betting terminology UK, 1959verb to drink (alcohol) US, 1995.► pound cottonto strain the residue of a narcotic from a bit of cotton used to strain the drug for a previous injection US, 1990.► pound groundto march US, 1977.► pound her pee-holefrom the male perspective, to have energetic sex US, 1994.► pound sandto engage in futile behaviour. Usually used as a command, where the term takes on a meaning not unlike 'go fuck yourself' US, 1981.► pound the bishop(used of a male) to masturbate US, 1977.► to get poundedwhile surfing, to be knocked from your surfboard and thrashed by the wave US, 1988
idiompound► pound the pavementhave/take/want your pound of flesh(also demand, extract, claim etc your pound of flesh)to say that someone must give you what they owe you, or do something that they ought to do for you even though it will make them suffer a lot:The banks always seem quite happy to take their pound of flesh from customers, even good customers who are only overdrawn by a small amount.The Nationalist party agreed to cooperate fully over this issue and now the government are extracting their pound of flesh in holding them to their promise.NoteThis idiom comes from Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice, in which Shylock demands a pound of flesh from Antonio if he cannot pay the money he owes. phrasepound
pound out 1. pound out usually progressive
if music is pounding out, it is playing very loudly: Heavy metal music was pounding out in my son's bedroom.
if you pound out music, you play it very loudly on instruments: I turned on the TV to see the Rolling Stones pounding out one of their old numbers.2. pound out sth • pound sth out to write something very quickly, especially on a computer or typewriter: Follet was pounding out the final chapter of his latest spy thriller on his old typewriter.3. pound out hits/wins/a victory especially AmE to succeed in achieving a winning score in a game of sport, by competing very hard: In the second game, the Waves pounded out 14 hits against the Broncos.
pound1. tv. to drink something quickly. (see also pound a beer.) Dan said he could pound the cup of coffee in thirty seconds. 2. tv. to copulate [with] someone. He claims he pounded her all night. She says he snores. - 800-pound gorilla
- a matter of (something)
- a matter of days, miles, pounds, etc.
- a pound to a penny
- an ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory
- an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
- an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
- be penny-wise and pound-foolish
- beat the dummy
- bet (someone) a pound to a penny
- by the (unit)
- give one one’s pounds
- go pound salt
- go pound sand
- hammer (something) into (someone or something)
- hammer into
- hammer into and pound into
- have enough sense to pound salt
- have enough sense to pound sand
- hit the books
- in for a penny, in for a pound
- lay (someone) a pound to a penny
- ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory
- ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
- ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
- ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an
- pack on the pounds
- penny wise and pound foolish
- penny wise pound foolish
- penny-wise and pound-foolish
- pile on the pounds
- pile the pounds on
- pound
- pound (one's) ear
- pound (one's) head in
- pound (one's) meat
- pound (one's) pud
- pound (something) into (one's) head
- pound (something) into (one's) thick skull
- pound (something) into (someone or something)
- pound a beat
- pound a beer
- pound along
- pound away
- pound beer
- pound down
- pound ear
- pound for pound
- pound head in
- pound in (one's) head
- pound it
- pound of flesh
- pound of flesh, a
- pound on
- pound one’s ear
- pound one’s meat
- pound out
- pound salt
- pound sand
- pound some beers
- pound someone’s head in
- pound something out
- pound the books
- pound the pavement
- pound to a penny
- pound up
- pounds
- take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves
- take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
- take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves
- ten pounds of shit in a five-pound bag
- the grey pound
- the pink pound
- tight with a pound
- wager (someone) a pound to a penny
- your pound of flesh
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