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pound vs hit

hit vs pound

pound and hit both are nouns.

pound and hit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pound Yes No Yes No
hit Yes No Yes No
As verbs, hit is a hypernym of pound; that is, hit is a word with a broader meaning than pound:
  • pound: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
  • hit: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
pound (noun) hit (noun)
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) the act of contacting one thing with another
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs a conspicuous success
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence a connection made via the internet to another website
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents a dose of a narcotic drug
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
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) hit (verb)
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
strike or drive against with a heavy impact hit with a missile from a weapon
place or shut up in a pound hit the intended target or goal
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
partition off into compartments hit against; come into sudden contact with
move rhythmically produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
move heavily or clumsily cause to move by striking
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
reach a destination, either real or abstract
drive something violently into a location
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
cause to experience suddenly
encounter by chance
kill intentionally and with premeditation
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