Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 14 compound words that contain pounds. The most common are listed below. Open pounds in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- pounds sterlingplural of pound sterling: The currency of the United Kingdom.
- pounds of fleshplural of pound of flesh: Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.
- foot-poundsplural of foot-pound: foot⋅pound-force, a unit of work, energy, or torque.
- and I claim my five poundsUsed to intensify a statement of someone's identity, particularly to make a humorous comparison between two unrelated people or entities.
- like a million poundsSynonym of like a million dollars: extremely good or well
- pounds a beatthird-person singular simple present indicative of pound a beat: Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.
- pack on the poundsTo gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating.
- avoirdupois poundsplural of avoirdupois pound: A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.
- fish poundsplural of fish pound: A net attached to stakes, for catching fish; a weir.
- green poundsplural of green pound: The common name for an exchange rate that was used to calculate the value of financial support within the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy until 1999.
- pounds outthird-person singular simple present indicative of pound out: To perform (a song or piece of music) very loudly.
- pounds saltthird-person singular simple present indicative of pound salt: To grind salt crystals into powder using a mortar and pestle or similar device.
- pounds-massplural of pound-mass: A unit of mass equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 453.592 grams. Symbol lbm or lbₘ.
- ship-poundsplural of ship-pound: A unit of weight once used in the Baltic ports.
- pounds sandthird-person singular simple present indicative of pound sand: To engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.
- pile on the poundsOf a person: to gain weight quickly.
- Bristol poundsplural of Bristol pound: A local currency (not legal tender) in Bristol, England, tied to the pound sterling, introduced in 2012 to promote local business and retired in 2021. Symbol £B.
- pounds dirtthird-person singular simple present indicative of pound dirt: To engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.
- troy poundsplural of troy pound: 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.
- put on the poundsTo gain weight; to put on weight.
- puts on the poundsthird-person singular simple present indicative of put on the pounds: To gain weight; to put on weight.
- putting on the poundspresent participle and gerund of put on the pounds
- metric poundsplural of metric pound: Half a kilogram, or 500 grams.
- pack on poundsAlternative form of pack on the pounds: To gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating.
- assay poundsplural of assay pound: A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equal to half a gram, but varying between assayers.
Compound words 14
- compoundsplural of compound: An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- propoundsthird-person singular simple present indicative of propound: To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.
- fishpoundsplural of fishpound: A net attached to stakes, for catching fish; a weir.
- footpoundsplural of footpound: foot⋅pound-force, a unit of work, energy, or torque.
- geepoundsplural of geepound: Synonym of slug (“unit of mass”).
- kilopoundsplural of kilopound: A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
- lispoundsplural of lispound: A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.
- megapoundsplural of megapound: A non-SI unit of force equal to 1 million pounds-force.
- minicompoundsplural of minicompound: A small compound.
- petropoundsplural of petropound: Money in pounds sterling earned from the sale of oil.