I'm able to pound out at least three articles every week.
He pounded out a couple of tunes on the old piano.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pound out — (something) to produce something quickly and with a lot of energy. I m able to pound out at least three articles every week. He pounded out a couple of tunes on the old piano. Usage notes: often used to suggest that something was not produced… … New idioms dictionary
pound out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pound out : present tense I/you/we/they pound out he/she/it pounds out present participle pounding out past tense pounded out past participle pounded out informal 1) if you pound out a song, you play it loudly … English dictionary
pound out — {v. phr.} 1. To play a piece of music very loudly on a percussion instrument. * /The boy was pounding out the tune Mary had a little lamb on the marimba./ 2. To flatten something with a hammer. * /The bodyshop uses special hammers to pound out… … Dictionary of American idioms
pound out — {v. phr.} 1. To play a piece of music very loudly on a percussion instrument. * /The boy was pounding out the tune Mary had a little lamb on the marimba./ 2. To flatten something with a hammer. * /The bodyshop uses special hammers to pound out… … Dictionary of American idioms
pound\ out — v. phr. 1. To play a piece of music very loudly on a percussion instrument. The boy was pounding out the tune Mary had a little lamb on the marimba. 2. To flatten something with a hammer. The bodyshop uses special hammers to pound out the… … Словарь американских идиом
pound out — make noise by tapping, make noise by striking against something … English contemporary dictionary
pound — pound1 [ paund ] noun count *** 1. ) a unit for measuring weight, used in several countries including the U.S. and the U.K., containing 16 OUNCES and equal to 0.454 kilograms. Its written abbreviation is lb.: The baby weighed over 10 pounds. half … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pound — pound1 W2S1 [paund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(weight)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(for dogs and cats)¦ 4¦(for cars)¦ 5 get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh 6¦(telephone)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2, 5 6; Origin: Old English pund, from Latin pondo] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pound — I UK [paʊnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms pound : singular pound plural pounds *** 1) a) economics a unit of money used in the UK and several other countries. Its symbol is £. b) a coin or banknote worth one pound 2) a unit for measuring… … English dictionary
pound something out — type something with heavy keystrokes an old typewriter on which she pounded out her poems ■ produce music by striking an instrument heavily and repeatedly the women pounded out a ringing tattoo on several oil drums * * * ˌpound sthˈout derived to … Useful english dictionary
