Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In coining, the process of testing repeatedly the weight of a given number of blanks punched from a sheet of gold or silver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
- noun rare A pounded or pulverized substance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
pound . - noun An act in which something or someone is
pounded - adjective Causing heavy or loud
throbs
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
- noun the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- noun repeated heavy blows
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Examples
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The outcome of this year's Derby put into perspective Josh Hamilton's feat in pounding out 28 first-round balls in the old Yankee Stadium last summer.
Prince of St. Louis: Fielder wins 2009 All-Star Home Run Derby 2009
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November 25th, 2009 12: 19 pm ET typical poloitican he wants votes. people like me in the construction industry have been taking a pounding from the illeales taking our jobs. i'm currentlty unemployed replaced by an illeagle just what we need another politician scking up to these law breakers
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And we face a Taliban that, after eight years of pounding, is stronger than ever, and believes God is on its side and its victory is assured.
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He took a relentless pounding from the media and then from Palin.
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To-morrow morning you start in pounding the rust off of it.
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Visitors to San Pablito quickly discover that the constant sound of pounding is a distinctive reminder of the village's main industry.
Did You Know? Most "bark paper" comes from wild fig trees 2008
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Visitors to San Pablito quickly discover that the constant sound of pounding is a distinctive reminder of the village's main industry.
Did You Know? Most "bark paper" comes from wild fig trees 2008
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TORONTO (AP) - The Maple Leafs withstood an early pounding from the Ottawa Senators and then pulled out a late victory.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Zalamo speakers held a symbolic "grain pounding" ceremony in which grains of three colors were used: maize, millet, and rice — red, black, white — which symbolized blood, hair, and semen.
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There were times when my heart was literally pounding from the action.
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