Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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thrash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pound | Yes | No | Yes | No |
thrash (noun) | pound (noun) |
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a swimming kick used while treading water | 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 |
thrash (verb) | pound (verb) |
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give a thrashing to; beat hard | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle |
beat the seeds out of a grain | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument |
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
dance the slam dance | place or shut up in a pound |
move or stir about violently | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits |
beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all | partition off into compartments |
move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation | move rhythmically |
move heavily or clumsily |