to pound
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3.1
- verb
- /paʊnd/
- "It's a great joke," she gasped, pounding the table so hard that she knocked his cup of steaming coffee to the floor.
- pound the pavement
- feet pounding
- pound down the stairs
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Examples
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The other technicians ran about screaming, frantically pounding on control panels.
Fiction book (1996) -
His feet pounded the cinders as he approached the first hurdle.
Fiction book (1997) -
You know, hey, we're pounding up and down the coast selling shit.
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The muscles in her legs stretch against her skin, firm, as her feet pound the pavement.
Fiction book (1990) -
I pounded up the stairs, past the second floor, and up to the family quarters.
Fiction book (1993) -
I don't want you pounding around my house.
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But he adjusted quickly and began a steady, mindless pace, pounding his way around the track.
Fiction book (1994) -
They're pounding the ground.
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Michael went crazy, paced the floor, pounded the walls, Malachi and Casserole watching him in a kind of wonder.
Fiction book (1993) -
I had to pound on the door repeatedly to get his attention.
Synonyms
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3.0
To step on something with your foot, often pressing down
77
2.9
To walk heavily and loudly to show anger or determination
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3.5
To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or falls
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5.5
To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired
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1.4
To walk with heavy, loud steps that make noise
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5.5
To walk with heavy steps, often over rough ground
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4.6
To move slowly with heavy awkward steps
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5.5
To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired
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5.0
Moving slowly and heavily in an awkward way
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6.3
To walk with heavy noisy steps that make loud sounds
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6.7
To move slowly and heavily on wheels, often making a rattling sound
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5.9
To walk with heavy noisy steps that show effort or anger
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7.5
To walk with heavy, noisy steps that make a loud sound
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9.9
To move in a heavy, noisy, and clumsy way
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4.9
To walk with heavy, clumsy, noisy steps
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7.7
To move slowly and awkwardly while carrying something heavy
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.7
When you start something risky or difficult, you continue and do it fully
Stopping a problem early is better than fixing it later
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
5
8.1
A very powerful person or company that others cannot easily challenge
1
2.7
A unit of money used in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland equal to 100 pence
- Specialized
1
8.3
A large net that guides fish into an enclosed area where they cannot escape
- Archaic
An old unit of weight used for medicines equal to 12 ounces, about 373 grams
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Etymology
The verb pound for moving with heavy, noisy steps comes from the same idea of 'to strike', so your feet pound the floor with heavy hits as you walk or run.