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pound vs break up

break up vs pound

pound is a noun but break up is not a noun.

pound and break up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pound Yes No Yes No
break up No No Yes No
As verbs, break up is a hypernym of pound; that is, break up is a word with a broader meaning than pound:
  • pound: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
  • break up: break or cause to break into pieces
Other hypernyms of pound include fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize.
pound (noun) break up (noun)
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
16 ounces avoirdupois
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
pound (verb) break up (verb)
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle laugh unrestrainedly
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument break or cause to break into pieces
strike or drive against with a heavy impact come to an end
place or shut up in a pound separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits cause to go into a solution
partition off into compartments cause to separate
move rhythmically close at the end of a session
move heavily or clumsily bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
make a break in
set or keep apart
break violently or noisily; smash
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
release ice
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
take apart into its constituent pieces
suffer a nervous breakdown
disband
to cause to separate and go in different directions
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
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