• a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg)

• the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence

Synonyms: pound sterling, £

• strike or hit heavily and repeatedly

Synonyms: beat, strike, hit, batter, thump, pummel, punch, rain blows on, belabour, hammer, thrash, set on, tear into, weigh into, bang, crack, drub, welt, thwack, beat against, crash against, batter, dash against, crack into/against, lash, strike, hit, buffet, bombard, bomb, shell, blitz, strafe, torpedo, pepper, fire on, attack

• crush or grind (something) into a powder or paste

Synonyms: crush, grind, pulverize, beat, mill, pestle, mash, pulp, bruise, powder, granulate

• a place where stray animals, especially dogs, may be officially taken and kept until claimed by their owners

Synonyms: enclosure, compound, pen, yard

• shut (an animal) in a pound