Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pound away — Synonyms and related words: dig, drudge, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer away, keep doggedly at, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along, plug at, plug away, slog, slog away, toil, travail, wade through, work away … Moby Thesaurus
pound away at — {v. phr.} 1. To attack; criticize. * /In his campaign speeches the candidate kept pounding away at the administration s foreign policy./ 2. To work industriously. * /Mike was pounding away at the foundation of his new house with shovels and… … Dictionary of American idioms
pound\ away\ at — v. phr. 1. To attack; criticize. In his campaign speeches the candidate kept pounding away at the administration s foreign policy. 2. To work industriously. Mike was pounding away at the foundation of his new house with shovels and pickaxes … Словарь американских идиом
pound away — bomb, shell; beat incessantly, strike without stopping … English contemporary dictionary
pound — 1 /paUnd/ noun 1 WEIGHT written abbreviation lb (C) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16 ounces or about 0.454 kilograms: a pound of apples | Moira weighs about 130 pounds. | The grapes cost $2 a pound. 2 MONEY (C) a) written abbreviation the … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Pound — Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pound covert — Pound Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pound overt — Pound Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pound-Rebka experiment — The Pound Rebka experiment is a well known experiment to test Albert Einstein s theory of general relativity. It was proposed by Robert Pound and G. A. Rebka Jr. in 1959, [cite journal|last=Pound| first=R. V.| coauthors = Rebka Jr. G. A. |… … Wikipedia
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw — Infobox Film name = Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw caption = Original theatrical poster director = Pierre DeCelles producer = Donald Kushner Peter Locke writer = Jim Carlson Terrence McDonnell starring = See below music = See below… … Wikipedia
