inside vs pound

inside

noun
  • The interior or inner part. 

  • The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people. 

  • The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference. 

  • The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. 

  • (in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts. 

adj
  • Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. 

  • Toward the batter as it crosses home plate. 

  • At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. 

  • Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary. 

  • Nearer to the interior or centre of something. 

  • Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation. 

adv
  • In or to prison. 

  • Intimately, secretly; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking. 

  • Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building. 

  • Indoors. 

prep
  • Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference. 

  • Within a period of time. 

pound

noun
  • A section of a canal between two adjacent locks. 

  • The symbol # (octothorpe, hash, number sign) 

  • A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of mass when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere. 

  • a division inside a fishing stage where cod is cured in salt brine 

  • The translated name of various non-English units of measure 

  • Any of various units of currency used in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel. 

  • The translated name of various non-English units of currency 

  • Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States. 

  • A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. 

  • A hard blow. 

  • The people who work for the pound. 

  • The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence. Symbol £. 

  • A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward. 

  • A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. 

  • A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. 

verb
  • To crush to pieces; to pulverize. 

  • To eat or drink very quickly. 

  • To strike hard, usually repeatedly. 

  • To pitch consistently to a certain location. 

  • To beat strongly or throb. 

  • To make a jarring noise, as when running. 

  • To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. 

  • To penetrate sexually, with vigour. 

  • To advance heavily with measured steps. 

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