to strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.-to comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.-to strike heavy blows; to beat.-to make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.-an inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.-a level stretch in a canal between locks.-a kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.-to confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.-of pound-a certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.-a british denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86.  there is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.