POND


Meaning of POND in English

I. ˈpänd noun

( -s )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English ponde, alteration of pounde, poonde enclosure — more at pound

1. Britain : a body of water artificially confined

2. : a body of water usually smaller than a lake and larger than a pool either naturally or artificially confined

3. : pool

II. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

transitive verb

1. : to cause (as a stream) to form a pond : impound — usu used with up

2. : to cover (concrete) with a pool of water for the purpose of curing

intransitive verb

: to form a pond or pool

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Dutch, pound; akin to English pound

: a gold coin of the former South African Republic equivalent to the English sovereign and struck 1892 to 1902

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