A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
pounds
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pounds.
Editorial note
Now she has to drop down to 135 pounds from there, or 10 pounds from her 145 fights this year?
Quick take
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pounds gathered in one view.
The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence. Symbol £.
A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pounds.
noun
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
noun
The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence. Symbol £.
noun
A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
noun
A unit of currency in various currency systems.
Example sentences
Now she has to drop down to 135 pounds from there, or 10 pounds from her 145 fights this year?
I mean Cyborg just a few years ago won gold medals at at 74kg or 163 pounds.
This kills me, it means I can no longer bring 20 pounds of soylent back to Argentina with me (in powder form).
It's not uncommon to compete at a lower weight than the olympics, but 20 pounds is a gigantic difference and it says she could easily go 10 pounds back up.
She even reports her height (five feet and three inches) and weight (one hundred and fourteen pounds) at that age.
If you have several hundred pounds on the bar, you are by definition in balance.
There would be tens of pounds of extra metal, plus impossible bundles of hundreds of wires to route around the car.
Instead of Ronda agreeing to go up 5 pounds to 140, when Ronda competed just fine in tougher competitions at 154 before?
A catchweight fight at 140 makes a lot of sense, I think, coming down 10 pounds is crazy.
The thermostat at my office is controlled by the head honcho, who is a big man with quite a few extra pounds.
For every Opower engineer, millions of pounds of CO2 have been saved.
Yes, the general opinion has changed once it had been realized that women's bouts are not going to lose them million pounds a night.
Quote examples
Now, if you could also simulate (or at least stub out) the entire body, that might help, but that's a lot more than "four pounds"...
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pounds in a sentence?
Now she has to drop down to 135 pounds from there, or 10 pounds from her 145 fights this year?
What does pounds mean?
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
What part of speech is pounds?
pounds is commonly used as noun.