pound-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: a measurement of weight

Commentary: POUND[+quantity][+measure][+weight]

Examples:
John gained ten pounds over the holidays.
Marathon runners can lose pounds during a 26-mile race.
I bought a ten-pound bag of flour.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a measure of force

Commentary: POUND[+quantity][+measure][+force]

Examples:
This recipe says to have the pressure cooker at twelve pounds of pressure.
A filled scuba tank has about 3000 pounds per square inch of pressure.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 3: unit of currency, e.g., British, Egyptian

Commentary: POUND[+entity][+currency][+unit]

Examples:
An Egyptian pound is worth about 6 euros.
It cost twelve British pounds sterling.
100 piasters make up a Lebanese pound.
We changed our pounds to euros at a bank.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Sense Number 4: a public enclosure for animals, as dogs

Commentary: POUND[+enclosure][+animal]

Examples:
We picked Fido up at the pound.
This domestic salmon was raised in a fish pound.
Dogs without current licenses will be taken to the pound.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 13

Sense Number 5: the physical act of striking or hammering

Commentary: POUND[+action][+physical][+striking]

Examples:
We heard the pound of the surf from our balcony.
The fighter couldn't take the pounds from the heavyweight champion.
The pound of horses hooves filled the cobblestone streets.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 14