| fowl cholera | | |
| n. (state) | 1. fowl cholera | an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia. |
| ~ blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia | invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection. |
| ~ animal disease | a disease that typically does not affect human beings. |
| knock | | |
| n. (event) | 1. knock, knocking | the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).; "the knocking grew louder" |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. knock, roast | negative criticism. |
| ~ criticism, critique | a serious examination and judgment of something.; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" |
| n. (event) | 3. bang, bash, belt, knock, smash | a vigorous blow.; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (event) | 4. knock | a bad experience.; "the school of hard knocks" |
| ~ misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. |
| n. (act) | 5. belt, knock, rap, whack, whang | the act of hitting vigorously.; "he gave the table a whack" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 6. knock, strike hard | deliver a sharp blow or push :.; "He knocked the glass clear across the room" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (contact) | 7. knock | rap with the knuckles.; "knock on the door" |
| ~ knap, rap | strike sharply.; "rap him on the knuckles" |
| v. (contact) | 8. bump, knock | knock against with force or violence.; "My car bumped into the tree" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| v. (perception) | 9. knock, pink, rap, tap | make light, repeated taps on a surface.; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (perception) | 10. knock, ping, pink | sound like a car engine that is firing too early.; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (communication) | 11. criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ censure, reprimand, criminate | rebuke formally. |
| ~ savage, pillory, crucify, blast | criticize harshly or violently.; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" |
| ~ reprove, admonish | take to task.; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
| ~ bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ reprehend | express strong disapproval of. |
| ~ deplore | express strong disapproval of.; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners" |
| ~ belabor, belabour | attack verbally with harsh criticism.; "She was belabored by her fellow students" |
| ~ come down | criticize or reprimand harshly.; "The critics came down hard on the new play" |
| ~ denounce | speak out against.; "He denounced the Nazis" |
| ~ find fault, blame, pick | harass with constant criticism.; "Don't always pick on your little brother" |
| ~ disparage, belittle, pick at | express a negative opinion of.; "She disparaged her student's efforts" |
| ~ nitpick | be overly critical; criticize minor details. |
| ~ lash out, attack, assail, assault, snipe, round | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ comment, point out, remark, notice | make or write a comment on.; "he commented the paper of his colleague" |
| ~ harsh on | criticize harshly.; "the teacher keeps harshing on the same kid" |
| pound | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. lb, pound | 16 ounces avoirdupois.; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" |
| ~ avoirdupois unit | any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights. |
| ~ oz., ounce | a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams. |
| ~ half pound | 8 ounces avoirdupois. |
| ~ stone | an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds.; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone" |
| ~ quarter | a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds). |
| n. (quantity) | 2. british pound, british pound sterling, pound, pound sterling, quid | the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence. |
| ~ british monetary unit | monetary unit in Great Britain. |
| ~ penny | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. pound | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy. |
| ~ force unit | a unit of measurement of physical force. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. pound, syrian pound | the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters. |
| ~ piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. |
| ~ syrian monetary unit | monetary unit in Syria. |
| n. (quantity) | 5. pound, sudanese pound | the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters. |
| ~ piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. |
| ~ sudanese monetary unit | monetary unit in the Sudan. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. lebanese pound, pound | the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters. |
| ~ piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. |
| ~ lebanese monetary unit | monetary unit in Lebanon. |
| n. (quantity) | 7. irish pound, irish punt, pound, punt | formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence. |
| ~ penny | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound. |
| ~ irish monetary unit | monetary unit in Eire. |
| n. (quantity) | 8. egyptian pound, pound | the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters. |
| ~ egyptian monetary unit | monetary unit in Egypt. |
| ~ piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. |
| n. (quantity) | 9. cypriot pound, pound | the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents. |
| ~ cypriot monetary unit | monetary unit in Cyprus. |
| ~ mil | a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound. |
| n. (quantity) | 10. lbf., pound | a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec. |
| ~ force unit | a unit of measurement of physical force. |
| ~ quarter pound | 4 ounces avoirdupois. |
| n. (person) | 11. ezra loomis pound, ezra pound, pound | United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972). |
| ~ poet | a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry). |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
| n. (communication) | 12. pound, pound sign | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain). |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| n. (artifact) | 13. dog pound, pound | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs.; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| n. (act) | 14. hammer, hammering, pound, pounding | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows).; "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 15. poke, pound, thump | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 16. pound, ram, ram down | strike or drive against with a heavy impact.; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| v. (motion) | 17. lumber, pound | move heavily or clumsily.; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (motion) | 18. beat, pound, thump | move rhythmically.; "Her heart was beating fast" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ pulsate, pulse, throb | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically.; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
| ~ palpitate, flutter | beat rapidly.; "His heart palpitated" |
| ~ thrash | beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all. |
| ~ beat | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks.; "Beat the rhythm" |
| ~ flap | move noisily.; "flags flapped in the strong wind" |
| v. (contact) | 19. pound, pound off | partition off into compartments.; "The locks pound the water of the canal" |
| ~ partition, partition off | divide into parts, pieces, or sections.; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" |
| v. (contact) | 20. pound, pound up | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits.; "The prisoners are safely pounded" |
| ~ restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound.; "pound the cows so they don't stray" |
| v. (contact) | 21. impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound.; "pound the cows so they don't stray" |
| ~ restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ pound up, pound | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits.; "The prisoners are safely pounded" |
| v. (change) | 22. pound | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle.; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" |
| ~ fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up | break or cause to break into pieces.; "The plate fragmented" |
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