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pound ~ pound

[the same pronunciation]

“Pound” (noun) is

‘1. a standard measurement of weight, usually in British weights, represented by ‘lb’ {a ‘Kg.’, or ‘a kilogramme’ is the expression used by people using “ metric system”};

2. standard money (currency) in some countries, and it is the ‘pound sterling’ in Britain and is represented by ‘£’;

3. a place where lost pet animals, and vehicles (cars, motor-bikes, etc.) that are parked against the traffic rules are kept by the traffic wardens to be claimed later by the owners, usually by paying some penalty (fine)’,

e.g.

He bought a pound of mutton and two pounds of beef.

I bought this laptop for a hundred pounds when I was in London.

You can visit out local dog pound for your lost dog.

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“Pound” (verb) ~~~ pound – pounded – pounded – pounding , is ‘to crush something into powder or paste by striking repeatedly with a heavy object, such as in a mortar and pestle; thump’,

e.g.

The cook pounded the meat into a fine paste to make a special dish.

The children went upstairs pounding their feet on the wooden stairs.

{In the second video on ‘pounding chicken’, you see on the right of this text, you may have noticed that the word ‘lie’ is wrongly used in place of ‘lay’. For more, please, go to “lie ~ lie ~ lay“.}

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