throb vs pound
pound vs throbthrob and pound both are nouns.
throb and pound both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| throb | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| pound | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
pound is a hypernym of
throb; that is, pound is a
word with a broader meaning than throb:
- throb: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
- pound: move rhythmically
| throb (noun) | pound (noun) |
|---|---|
| an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
| a deep pulsating type of pain | 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 |
| throb (verb) | pound (verb) |
|---|---|
| tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | 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 |
| pulsate or pound with abnormal force | 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 |
Words related to "throb"
Words related to "pound"
- British monetary unit
- British pound
- British pound sterling
- Cypriot monetary unit
- Cypriot pound
- Egyptian monetary unit
- Egyptian pound
- Irish monetary unit
- Irish pound
- Irish punt
- Lebanese monetary unit
- Lebanese pound
- Sudanese monetary unit
- Sudanese pound
- Syrian monetary unit
- Syrian pound
- avoirdupois unit
- beat
- blow
- break up
- confine
- constrain
- dog pound
- enclosure
- flap
- flutter
- force unit
- fragment
- fragmentise
- fragmentize
- half pound
- hammer
- hammering
- hit
- hold
- impound
- lb
- lbf.
- lumber
- mil
- move
- ounce
- oz.
- palpitate
- partition
- partition off
- penny
- piaster
- piastre
- poke
- pound
- pound off
- pound sign
- pound sterling
- pound up
- poundage
- pounder
- pounding
- pulsate
- pulse
- punt
- quarter
- quarter pound
- quid
- ram
- ram down
- restrain
- stone
- symbol
- thrash
- throb
- thrust
- thump
- walk
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