| slovo | definícia |
pound
(mass) | pound
- biť |
pound
(encz) | pound,bít v: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,bití n: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,bušení n: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,bušit v: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,dupat v: Zdeněk Brož |
pound
(encz) | pound,dusat v: Zdeněk Brož |
pound
(encz) | pound,garáž n: pro auta Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,libra n: jednotka váhy Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,libra n: [fin.] jednotka měny Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,ohrada pro zatoulaný dobytek n: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,rána těžká n: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,rozdrtit v: Zdeněk Brož |
pound
(encz) | pound,rozmlátit v: Zdeněk Brož |
pound
(encz) | pound,tlouci v: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,tlučení n: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,úder těžký n: Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,úschovna n: pro auta Martin M. |
pound
(encz) | pound,útulek pro psi n: Pino |
pound
(encz) | pound,vtloukat v: Martin M. |
Pound
(gcide) | Pound \Pound\, v. i.
1. To strike heavy blows; to beat.
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2. (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the
engine pounds.
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Pound
(gcide) | Pound \Pound\, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn
away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir.
pont, pond, pound. Cf. Pinder, Pinfold, Pin to inclose,
Pond.]
1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which
cattle or other animals are confined when taken in
trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a
pinfold. --Shak.
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2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.
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3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a
narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings
spreading outward.
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Pound covert, a pound that is close or covered over, as a
shed.
Pound overt, a pound that is open overhead.
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Pound
(gcide) | Pound \Pound\, v. t.
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. --Milton.
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Pound
(gcide) | Pound \Pound\ (pound), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pounding.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf.
Pun a play on words.]
1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
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With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
--Dryden.
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2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
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Pound
(gcide) | Pound \Pound\, n.; pl. Pounds, collectively Pound or
Pounds. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight,
pendere to weigh. See Pendant.]
1. A certain specified measure of mass or weight; especially,
a legal standard consisting of an established number of
ounces.
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Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in
England is the pound avoirdupois, which is divided
into sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains (0.453
kilogram). The pound troy is divided into twelve
ounces, and contains 5,760 grains. 144 pounds
avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds troy weight. See
Avoirdupois, and Troy.
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2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to
twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about
$4.86 in 1900 and $1.50 in 2002. The modern pound coin was
introduced in 1983. Formerly there was a gold sovereign of
the same value.
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Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about a. d. 671,
a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its
twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times
as large as it is at present. --Peacham.
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pound
(wn) | pound
n 1: 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to
lift 100 pounds" [syn: pound, lb]
2: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern
Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: British pound, pound,
British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid]
3: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
4: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters [syn:
Syrian pound, pound]
5: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: Sudanese pound, pound]
6: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: Lebanese pound, pound]
7: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100
pence [syn: Irish pound, Irish punt, punt, pound]
8: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters [syn:
Egyptian pound, pound]
9: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn:
Cypriot pound, pound]
10: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound
with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
[syn: pound, lbf.]
11: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly
influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
[syn: Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound]
12: a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound
sterling in Great Britain) [syn: pound, pound sign]
13: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed
dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: pound, dog pound]
14: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding
of feet on the hallway" [syn: hammer, pound,
hammering, pounding]
v 1: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping
Southern Baptist" [syn: thump, pound, poke]
2: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate
with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: ram, {ram
down}, pound]
3: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the
room" [syn: lumber, pound]
4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: beat,
pound, thump]
5: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water
of the canal" [syn: pound, pound off]
6: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or
limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: pound,
pound up]
7: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't
stray" [syn: impound, pound]
8: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the
roots with a heavy flat stone" |
pound
(foldoc) | pound
A British pound sign or Americal hash character.
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POUND
(bouvier) | POUND, weight. There are two kinds of weights, namely, the troy, and the
avoirdupois. The pound avoirdupois is greater than the troy pound, in the
proportion of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred and sixty. The
troy pound contains twelve ounces, that of avoirdupois sixteen ounces.
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POUND
(bouvier) | POUND, Eng. law. A place enclosed to keep strayed animals in. 5 Pick. 514; 4
Pick. 258; 9 Pick. 14.
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POUND
(bouvier) | POUND, money. The sum of twenty shillings. Previous to the establishment of
the federal currency,, the different states made use of the pound in
computing money; it was of different value in the several states.
2. Pound sterling, is a denomination of money of Great Britain. It is
of the value of a sovereign. (q.v.) In calculating the rates of duties, the
pound sterling shall be considered and taken as of the value of four dollars
and eighty cents. Apt of March 3, 1833.
3. The pound sterling of Ireland is to be computed, in calculating said
duties, at four dollars and ten cents. Id.
4. The pound of the British provinces Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Newfoundland, and Canada, is to be so computed at four dollars. Act of May,
22, 1846.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
compound
(mass) | compound
- zložený, zloženie, zložiť, zmes, zložitý |
compounds
(mass) | compounds
- zmesi |
pound at
(mass) | pound at
- búchať |
pounder
(mass) | pounder
- drtvič |
propound
(mass) | propound
- navrhnúť, predložiť |
alicyclic compound
(encz) | alicyclic compound,alicyklická sloučenina [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
aliphatic compound
(encz) | aliphatic compound,alifatická sloučenina [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
amine compound
(encz) | amine compound,aminosloučenina [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
(encz) | an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,prevence závady je
levnější než oprava n: Zdeněk Brož |
aromatic compound
(encz) | aromatic compound,aromatická sloučenina [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
chelate compound
(encz) | chelate compound, n: |
chemical compound
(encz) | chemical compound, n: |
compound
(encz) | compound,ohrazené místo Zdeněk Brožcompound,sloučenina n: Zdeněk Brožcompound,složení n: Pajoshcompound,složenina n: lunocompound,složený Pavel Machek; Gizacompound,složitý Pavel Machek; Gizacompound,směs Zdeněk Brožcompound,smíchat v: Pajosh |
compound eye
(encz) | compound eye, |
compound fraction
(encz) | compound fraction, n: |
compound fracture
(encz) | compound fracture, |
compound interest
(encz) | compound interest,složené úročení Milan Svobodacompound interest,složený úrok [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačcompound interest,úrok z úroků Zdeněk Brož |
compound interest rate
(encz) | compound interest rate, |
compound leaf
(encz) | compound leaf, n: |
compound lens
(encz) | compound lens, n: |
compound lever
(encz) | compound lever, n: |
compound microscope
(encz) | compound microscope, n: |
compound morphology
(encz) | compound morphology, n: |
compound number
(encz) | compound number, n: |
compound pendulum
(encz) | compound pendulum, n: |
compound pistil
(encz) | compound pistil, n: |
compound protein
(encz) | compound protein, n: |
compound rate
(encz) | compound rate, |
compound sentence
(encz) | compound sentence, |
compoundable
(encz) | compoundable,urovnatelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
compounded
(encz) | compounded,složený adj: Zdeněk Brožcompounded,složil v: Zdeněk Brož |
compounding
(encz) | compounding,sdružování n: Zdeněk Brožcompounding,sestavování n: Zdeněk Brožcompounding,slučování n: Zdeněk Brož |
compounds
(encz) | compounds,kombinace pl. Zdeněk Brožcompounds,sloučeniny n: pl. Zdeněk Brožcompounds,složky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožcompounds,směsi Zdeněk Brož |
coordination compound
(encz) | coordination compound, n: |
decompound
(encz) | decompound, adj: |
decompound leaf
(encz) | decompound leaf, n: |
dog pound
(encz) | dog pound, n: |
explosive compound
(encz) | explosive compound, n: |
expound
(encz) | expound,vykládat expound,vyložit |
expounded
(encz) | expounded,vynakládaný adj: Zdeněk Brožexpounded,vynaložený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
expounder
(encz) | expounder, |
expounding
(encz) | expounding,vykládání n: Zdeněk Brož |
foot-pound
(encz) | foot-pound,librostopa n: Zdeněk Brož |
foot-poundal
(encz) | foot-poundal, n: |
four-pounder
(encz) | four-pounder, n: |
go pound salt
(encz) | go pound salt, |
heterocyclic compound
(encz) | heterocyclic compound, n: |
impound
(encz) | impound,zabavit v: Zdeněk Brožimpound,zavřít v: RNDr. Pavel Piskačimpound,zkonfiskovat v: RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
impounded
(encz) | impounded,zabavený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
impounding
(encz) | impounding,konfiskace n: RNDr. Pavel Piskačimpounding,zabavení n: RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
impoundment
(encz) | impoundment, n: |
inorganic compound
(encz) | inorganic compound, n: |
iodocompound
(encz) | iodocompound, n: |
organic compound
(encz) | organic compound, n: |
pound at
(encz) | pound at,bouchat v: Zdeněk Brož |
pound cake
(encz) | pound cake,piškot Zdeněk Brož |
pound net
(encz) | pound net, n: |
pound of flesh
(encz) | pound of flesh, |
pound off
(encz) | pound off, v: |
pound salt
(encz) | pound salt, |
pound sterling
(encz) | pound sterling,anglická libra [fin.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačpound sterling,libra šterlinků Zdeněk Brož |
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