n. & v.
--n.
1. a fairly small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking.
2 joc. the sea.
--v.
1. tr. hold back, dam up (a stream etc.).
2 intr. form a pond.
Phrases and idioms:
pond-life animals (esp. invertebrates) that live in ponds.
Etymology: ME var. of POUND(3)