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POUND OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pound off mean?
• POUND OFF (verb)
The verb POUND OFF has 1 sense:
1. partition off into compartments
Familiarity information: POUND OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Partition off into compartments
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pound; pound off
Context example:
The locks pound the water of the canal
Hypernyms (to "pound off" is one way to...):
partition; partition off (divide into parts, pieces, or sections)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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