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pound off

/paʊnd ɒf/

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/paʊnd ɒf/C2formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший фразовый глагол, означающий отгонять или отражать ударами, или отделять с помощью битья.

An obsolete phrasal verb meaning to drive away or repel by striking or beating, or to separate by pounding.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. To remove by striking repeatedlyinformal

    To hit something repeatedly until it breaks off or becomes detached.

    ruОтбить

    • He pounded off the rusted bolts with a hammer.
    • The waves pounded off the barnacles from the ship's hull.
    • She pounded off the excess clay from the sculpture.

    Synonymsknock off

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