POUND

(AMOUNT), abbreviation lb (plural lb or lbs) [noun] [C] - a unit for measuring weightOne pound is approximately equal to 454 grams.One kilogram is roughly the same as 2.2 lbs.There are 16 ounces in one pound.Ann's baby weighed eight and a half pounds at birth.I'd like three pounds of bananas and a pound of pears, please.Mushrooms cost about a pound (= one pound in money) (for) a pound (= one pound in weight) at the market.A pound of flesh is something which you have the legal right to receive but which is unreasonable to demand from someone.His boss insisted on getting her pound of flesh from him and forced him to carry on working while his daughter was ill. -pounder [suffix] [informal]"What sort of burger do you want?" "I think I'll have a quarter-pounder (= one containing a quarter of a pound of meat)."(esp. US) The newest member of the team is a 23-year-old, 212-pounder (= person weighing 212 pounds) from Miami.