Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pound sand into a rathole

(England) Synonym of like a million dollars

Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money.

Causing the heart to pound; dramatically exciting or shocking.

(vulgar, of vaginal intercourse) Rough or forceful.

(idiomatic) Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.

plural of pound sign

A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.

A unit of weight, rarely used except in the trade of precious metals, equal to 5760 troy grains, 12 troy ounces, or 373.2417 grams.

(obsolete) One of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms.