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• اسم متعدد المعاني: وحدة وزن تساوي 16 أونصة أو 453.6 غراما، ووحدة نقدية (الجنيه الإسترليني)، أو مكان لإيواء الحيوانات الضالة.

A noun with multiple meanings: a unit of weight (equal to 16 ounces or 453.6 grams), a unit of currency (the British pound sterling), or a place where stray animals are kept.

1. A1formal

   A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or approximately 453.6 grams.

   رطل

   • She bought a pound of apples at the market.
   • The baby weighed eight pounds at birth.
   • He lost ten pounds after starting his diet.

2. CurrencyA1formal

   The standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom and some other countries.

   جنيه

   • The book costs ten pounds.
   • He exchanged his dollars for pounds at the bank.
   • The British pound is stronger than the euro today.

   المرادفاتnickerpound sterlingquidsterling

3. Animal shelterB1informal

   A place where stray or unwanted animals are kept.

   ملجأ الحيوانات

   • They adopted a dog from the local pound.
   • The pound is full of cats waiting for homes.
   • She volunteers at the animal pound every weekend.

   المرادفاتdog poundkennelshelter

• فعل يدل على الضرب المتكرر بقوة على شيء ما، أو سحق شيء ما حتى يصير مسحوقًا أو عجينًا.

A verb used to indicate the act of striking or hitting something repeatedly with force, or to crush something into a powder or paste.

1. Hit repeatedlyB1formal

   To strike or hit something heavily and repeatedly.

   يَضْرِبُ بِشِدَّةٍ وَتَكْرَار

   • He pounded the nail into the wood with a hammer.
   • The waves pounded against the rocky shore.
   • She pounded her fist on the table in frustration.

   المرادفاتbatterbeatbelaborbuffetdrubhammerpummelstrikethump

   الأضدادcaresspatstroketap

2. B1formal

   To beat or throb with a strong, regular rhythm, often due to pain or emotion.

   ينبض أو يخفق

   • His heart pounded with excitement as he waited.
   • My head was pounding after the loud concert.
   • The music pounded through the walls of the club.

   المرادفاتbeatdrumhammerpalpitatepulsatepulsethrobthump

3. B2formal

   To crush or grind something into a powder or paste.

   سحق

   • Pound the garlic and ginger together in a mortar.
   • She pounded the spices into a fine powder.
   • The machine pounds the grain into flour.

   المرادفاتbraycomminutecrushgrindmashsmash

الصيغ المركّبةpound offpound up