v. 1 beat, batter, pelt, hammer, pummel; thump, belabour, thrash, bludgeon, cudgel, maul, strike, Colloq lambaste, Slang paste, clobber, work over, give (someone) the works or a pasting She pounded on the door till someone came It was satisfying to see him pound the class bully into submission. 2 crush, powder, pulverize, bray, comminute, triturate, mash, pulp The corn must be pounded into a fine meal before use 3 beat, throb, hammer, pulse, pulsate, palpitate My heart was pounding, waiting to see if the tiger would attack 4 pound into. instil, din into, drill into, drub into, hammer into, beat into Her parents have pounded into her that she must show respect to her elders 5 pound out. rid, expel, clear, cleanse, empty, purge, beat out, hammer out The last bit of stubbornness was pounded out of me at school 6 beat out; hammer out, produce The jungle drums pounded out the message that Tarzan was coming
n. 7 pounding, beat, beating, thump, thumping The pound of horses' hooves heralded the arrival of the cavalry