| strike | | |
| n. (act) | 1. strike, work stoppage | a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions.; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled" |
| ~ job action | a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands. |
| ~ sit-down, sit-down strike | a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached. |
| ~ sympathetic strike, sympathy strike | a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer. |
| ~ walkout | a strike in which the workers walk out. |
| ~ wildcat strike | a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union. |
| n. (act) | 2. strike | an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective.; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" |
| ~ attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ first strike | the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate.; "the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India" |
| ~ surgical strike | an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target. |
| ~ preventive attack, preventive strike | a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces. |
| n. (event) | 3. rap, strike, tap | a gentle blow. |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (act) | 4. strike, ten-strike | a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball.; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" |
| ~ score | the act of scoring in a game or sport.; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" |
| n. (act) | 5. strike | (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders.; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls" |
| ~ pitch, delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter. |
| n. (act) | 6. bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike | a conspicuous success.; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| ~ megahit, smash hit, blockbuster | an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel). |
| ~ sleeper | an unexpected hit.; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer" |
| v. (contact) | 7. strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ jab | strike or punch with quick and short blows. |
| ~ dab, pat | hit lightly.; "pat him on the shoulder" |
| ~ bunt, butt | to strike, thrust or shove against.; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| ~ knock, strike hard | deliver a sharp blow or push :.; "He knocked the glass clear across the room" |
| ~ knock down, push down, pull down, cut down, down | cause to come or go down.; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" |
| ~ spur | strike with a spur. |
| ~ beak, peck, pick | hit lightly with a picking motion. |
| ~ tap, tip | strike lightly.; "He tapped me on the shoulder" |
| ~ hew | strike with an axe; cut down, strike.; "hew an oak" |
| ~ sideswipe | strike from the side. |
| ~ lash, whip | strike as if by whipping.; "The curtain whipped her face" |
| ~ beat | hit repeatedly.; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" |
| ~ beat | strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music.; "beat one's breast"; "beat one's foot rhythmically" |
| ~ sclaff | strike (the ground) in making a sclaff. |
| ~ clout | strike hard, especially with the fist.; "He clouted his attacker" |
| ~ knap, rap | strike sharply.; "rap him on the knuckles" |
| ~ chop | strike sharply, as in some sports. |
| ~ slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand.; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" |
| ~ sclaff | strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first. |
| ~ batter, buffet, knock about | strike against forcefully.; "Winds buffeted the tent" |
| v. (emotion) | 8. affect, impress, move, strike | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ infect | affect in a contagious way.; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room" |
| ~ surprise | cause to be surprised.; "The news really surprised me" |
| ~ ingrain, impress, instill | produce or try to produce a vivid impression of.; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" |
| ~ awaken | make aware.; "They were awakened to the sad facts" |
| ~ incite, motivate, prompt, actuate, propel, move | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| ~ engrave | impress or affect deeply.; "The event engraved itself into her memory" |
| ~ strike dumb | render speechless, as by surprising or shocking.; "we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement" |
| ~ zap | strike suddenly and with force.; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" |
| ~ jar | affect in a disagreeable way.; "This play jarred the audience" |
| ~ hit home, strike a note, strike home, strike a chord | refer to or be relevant or familiar to.; "I hope this message hits home!" |
| ~ smite | affect suddenly with deep feeling.; "He was smitten with love for this young girl" |
| ~ cloud | make gloomy or depressed.; "Their faces were clouded with sadness" |
| ~ pierce | move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply.; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students" |
| ~ impress | impress positively.; "The young chess player impressed her audience" |
| ~ sweep off, sweep away | overwhelm emotionally.; "Her swept her away" |
| ~ disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| ~ touch, stir | affect emotionally.; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" |
| ~ move | arouse sympathy or compassion in.; "Her fate moved us all" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ sadden | make unhappy.; "The news of her death saddened me" |
| ~ alienate | make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated.; "the boring work alienated his employees" |
| ~ come to, hit, strike | cause to experience suddenly.; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" |
| v. (contact) | 9. collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| ~ stub | strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ ping | hit with a pinging noise.; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" |
| ~ spang, bang | leap, jerk, bang.; "Bullets spanged into the trees" |
| ~ rear-end | collide with the rear end of.; "The car rear-ended me" |
| ~ broadside | collide with the broad side of.; "her car broad-sided mine" |
| ~ connect | land on or hit solidly.; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out" |
| ~ spat | strike with a sound like that of falling rain.; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" |
| ~ thud | strike with a dull sound.; "Bullets were thudding against the wall" |
| ~ bottom | strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom. |
| ~ bottom out | hit the ground.; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road" |
| ~ bump, knock | knock against with force or violence.; "My car bumped into the tree" |
| ~ bump into, jar against, knock against, butt against, run into | collide violently with an obstacle.; "I ran into the telephone pole" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ clash, collide | crash together with violent impact.; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" |
| ~ glance | hit at an angle. |
| v. (competition) | 10. hit, strike | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ slice | hit a ball so that it causes a backspin. |
| ~ chop | hit sharply. |
| ~ stroke | strike a ball with a smooth blow. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ strike back, retaliate | make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil.; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" |
| ~ hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" |
| v. (communication) | 11. strike | indicate (a certain time) by striking.; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck" |
| ~ record, register, read, show | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" |
| v. (contact) | 12. hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| v. (social) | 13. strike, walk out | stop work in order to press demands.; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| v. (stative) | 14. fall, shine, strike | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| v. (social) | 15. come to, strike | attain.; "The horse finally struck a pace" |
| ~ achieve, attain, accomplish, reach | to gain with effort.; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
| v. (contact) | 16. hit, strike | produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically.; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| v. (change) | 17. strike | cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.; "strike an arc" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ strike | produce by ignition or a blow.; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" |
| v. (possession) | 18. attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike | find unexpectedly.; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" |
| ~ regain, find | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost.; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" |
| v. (creation) | 19. strike | produce by ignition or a blow.; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" |
| ~ strike | cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.; "strike an arc" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (contact) | 20. excise, expunge, scratch, strike | remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark" |
| ~ delete, cancel | remove or make invisible.; "Please delete my name from your list" |
| v. (perception) | 21. come to, hit, strike | cause to experience suddenly.; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| v. (motion) | 22. hit, strike | drive something violently into a location.; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ smash | hit violently.; "She smashed her car against the guard rail" |
| v. (motion) | 23. assume, strike, take, take up | occupy or take on.; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ fill, occupy, take | assume, as of positions or roles.; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" |
| v. (creation) | 24. coin, mint, strike | form by stamping, punching, or printing.; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| v. (contact) | 25. strickle, strike | smooth with a strickle.; "strickle the grain in the measure" |
| ~ smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.; "smooth the surface of the wood" |
| ~ even, even out, level, flush | make level or straight.; "level the ground" |
| v. (contact) | 26. strike | pierce with force.; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| v. (cognition) | 27. strike | arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing.; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain" |
| ~ figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" |
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| n. (artifact) | 1. pin | a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment. |
| ~ breastpin, broach, brooch | a decorative pin worn by women. |
| ~ jewellery, jewelry | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems). |
| ~ scatter pin | small pin usually worn in groups of two or more. |
| ~ stickpin | a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie. |
| ~ scarfpin, tie tack, tiepin | a pin used to hold the tie in place. |
| n. (event) | 2. fall, pin | when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat. |
| ~ wrestling match | a match between wrestlers. |
| ~ takedown | (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position.; "a takedown counts two points" |
| ~ triumph, victory | a successful ending of a struggle or contest.; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" |
| n. (communication) | 3. peg, pin | small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.. |
| ~ marking, mark, marker | a distinguishing symbol.; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
| n. (communication) | 4. personal identification number, pin, pin number | a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts. |
| ~ identification number, number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification.; "she refused to give them her Social Security number" |
| n. (body) | 5. peg, pin, stick | informal terms for the leg.; "fever left him weak on his sticks" |
| ~ leg | a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. pin, pivot | axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns. |
| ~ axis of rotation, axis | the center around which something rotates. |
| ~ fulcrum | the pivot about which a lever turns. |
| ~ pintle | a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. pin, pin tumbler | cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown. |
| ~ cylinder lock | a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate. |
| ~ tumbler | a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. flag, pin | flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green. |
| ~ golf equipment | sports equipment used in playing golf. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. pin | a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things. |
| ~ barrette | a pin for holding women's hair in place. |
| ~ bitt pin | a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ hairpin | a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place. |
| ~ hatpin | a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair. |
| ~ head | a projection out from one end.; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin" |
| ~ linchpin, lynchpin | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on. |
| ~ nog, peg | a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface. |
| ~ pinhead | the head of a pin. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| ~ rivet | heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together. |
| ~ safety pin | a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user. |
| ~ shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something. |
| ~ skewer | a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted. |
| ~ straight pin | pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together. |
| ~ gudgeon pin, wrist pin | pin joining a piston to a connecting rod. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin | a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing. |
| ~ dinghy, dory, rowboat | a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled. |
| ~ holder | a holding device.; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder" |
| n. (artifact) | 11. bowling pin, pin | a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target. |
| ~ bowling equipment | equipment used in bowling. |
| ~ candlepin | a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin. |
| ~ duckpin | a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin. |
| ~ headpin, kingpin | the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins. |
| ~ ninepin, skittle, skittle pin | a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles. |
| ~ tenpin | one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling. |
| v. (contact) | 12. immobilise, immobilize, pin, trap | to hold fast or prevent from moving.; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" |
| v. (contact) | 13. pin | attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins.; "pin the needle to the shirt"; "pin the blame on the innocent man" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 14. pin | pierce with a pin.; "pin down the butterfly" |
| ~ empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| ~ skewer, spit | drive a skewer through.; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" |
| v. (competition) | 15. pin | immobilize a piece. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| pound | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. lb, pound | 16 ounces avoirdupois.; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" |
| ~ avoirdupois unit | any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights. |
| ~ oz., ounce | a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams. |
| ~ half pound | 8 ounces avoirdupois. |
| ~ stone | an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds.; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone" |
| ~ quarter | a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds). |
| n. (quantity) | 2. british pound, british pound sterling, pound, pound sterling, quid | the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence. |
| ~ british monetary unit | monetary unit in Great Britain. |
| ~ penny | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. pound | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy. |
| ~ force unit | a unit of measurement of physical force. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. pound, syrian pound | the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters. |
| ~ piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. |
| ~ syrian monetary unit | monetary unit in Syria. |
| n. (quantity) | 5. pound, sudanese pound | the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters. |
| ~ piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. |
| ~ sudanese monetary unit | monetary unit in the Sudan. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. lebanese pound, pound | the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters. |
| ~ piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. |
| ~ lebanese monetary unit | monetary unit in Lebanon. |
| n. (quantity) | 7. irish pound, irish punt, pound, punt | formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence. |
| ~ penny | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound. |
| ~ irish monetary unit | monetary unit in Eire. |
| n. (quantity) | 8. egyptian pound, pound | the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters. |
| ~ egyptian monetary unit | monetary unit in Egypt. |
| ~ piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. |
| n. (quantity) | 9. cypriot pound, pound | the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents. |
| ~ cypriot monetary unit | monetary unit in Cyprus. |
| ~ mil | a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound. |
| n. (quantity) | 10. lbf., pound | a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec. |
| ~ force unit | a unit of measurement of physical force. |
| ~ quarter pound | 4 ounces avoirdupois. |
| n. (person) | 11. ezra loomis pound, ezra pound, pound | United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972). |
| ~ poet | a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry). |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
| n. (communication) | 12. pound, pound sign | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain). |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| n. (artifact) | 13. dog pound, pound | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs.; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| n. (act) | 14. hammer, hammering, pound, pounding | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows).; "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 15. poke, pound, thump | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 16. pound, ram, ram down | strike or drive against with a heavy impact.; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| v. (motion) | 17. lumber, pound | move heavily or clumsily.; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (motion) | 18. beat, pound, thump | move rhythmically.; "Her heart was beating fast" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ pulsate, pulse, throb | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically.; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
| ~ palpitate, flutter | beat rapidly.; "His heart palpitated" |
| ~ thrash | beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all. |
| ~ beat | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks.; "Beat the rhythm" |
| ~ flap | move noisily.; "flags flapped in the strong wind" |
| v. (contact) | 19. pound, pound off | partition off into compartments.; "The locks pound the water of the canal" |
| ~ partition, partition off | divide into parts, pieces, or sections.; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" |
| v. (contact) | 20. pound, pound up | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits.; "The prisoners are safely pounded" |
| ~ restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound.; "pound the cows so they don't stray" |
| v. (contact) | 21. impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound.; "pound the cows so they don't stray" |
| ~ restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ pound up, pound | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits.; "The prisoners are safely pounded" |
| v. (change) | 22. pound | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle.; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" |
| ~ fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up | break or cause to break into pieces.; "The plate fragmented" |
| pummel | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. biff, pommel, pummel | strike, usually with the fist.; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
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