Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pound | Yes | No | Yes | No |
poke | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pound (noun) | poke (noun) |
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the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind |
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence | tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous |
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) | poke (verb) |
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break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle | make a hole by poking |
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | poke or thrust abruptly |
strike or drive against with a heavy impact | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument |
place or shut up in a pound | stir by poking |
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits | search or inquire in a meddlesome way |
partition off into compartments | |
move rhythmically | |
move heavily or clumsily |