pound

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paʊnd/

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Noun

Singular pound

Plural pounds

1. (countable) A pound is a unit of currency used in Britain. <> (UK) fam.

   Against the dollar, the pound fell by half a cent to $ 1.73.

   As of Jan 12, 2019, 1 Pound sterling equals <> 469 Nigerian Naira

2. (countable) A pound is a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms. <> laba, waya.
   • Synonym: lbs

   Since he stopped smoking, he has gained 20 pounds. <> Ya ƙaru da laba uku tunda ya daina shan taba.

3. A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter. <> gidan tsare ɓatattun dabbobi.

   I found this nice tomcat at the pound. <> Na samu wani kyakkyawan muzuru a gidan tsare ɓatattun dabbobi.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) pound

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) pounds

Past tense (ya wuce) pounded

Past participle (ya wuce) pounded

Present participle (ana cikin yi) pounding

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you pound something, you hit it hard. <> duka / daka / daki.

   Grace pounded on the door. "Come out of there!"

   He pounded his hand against the desk and jumped up.

2. (intransitive) If your head or heart is pounding, you can feel the blood moving through it. <> bugawa / buga.

   I ran and ran until my heart was pounding in my chest. <> Nai ta gudu har sai da zuciya ta tai ta buga a ƙirji na.

   After the party, my head was pounding and I had to lie down.

3. to remove <> surfa / surfe, casa.
4. to pound something moist in mortar <> ƙirɓa.

   Yams are pounded to make pounded yams <> Ana kirɓa doya ta zama sakwara.

5. pounding, as in hard squeezing <> lugude / laguda - mulmula ko matsa wani abu.

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