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pulsate vs pound

pound vs pulsate

pulsate is not a noun while pound is a noun.

pulsate and pound both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pulsate No No Yes No
pound Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pound is a hypernym of pulsate; that is, pound is a word with a broader meaning than pulsate:
  • pulsate: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
  • pound: move rhythmically
Other hypernyms of pulsate include beat, thump.
pulsate (noun) pound (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
pulsate (verb) pound (verb)
produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion strike or drive against with a heavy impact
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 pulsate and pound

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