pound vs pulsate

pulsate vs pound

pound is a noun but pulsate is not a noun.

pound and pulsate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pound	Yes	No	Yes	No
pulsate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pulsate is a hyponym of pound; that is, pulsate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pound:

pound: move rhythmically
pulsate: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

Other hyponyms of pound include pulse, throb, flutter, palpitate, thrash, flap.

pound (noun)	pulsate (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)	pulsate (verb)
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle	produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
strike or drive against with a heavy impact	move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
place or shut up in a pound
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
partition off into compartments
move rhythmically
move heavily or clumsily

Difference between pound and pulsate

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