| noun | repeated heavy blows |
| noun | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) “he felt a throbbing in his head” |
| noun | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) “the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard” |
| verb | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument “the salesman pounded the door knocker” |
| verb | strike or drive against with a heavy impact “ram the gate with a sledgehammer” |
| verb | move heavily or clumsily “The heavy man lumbered across the room” |
| verb | move rhythmically “Her heart was beating fast” |
| verb | partition off into compartments “The locks pound the water of the canal” |
| verb | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits “The prisoners are safely pounded” |
| verb | place or shut up in a pound “pound the cows so they don't stray” |
| verb | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle “pound the roots with a heavy flat stone” |
| throb | verb | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically |
| pound | verb | move rhythmically |
| hammer | verb | beat with or as if with a hammer |
| thump | noun | a heavy blow with the hand |
| pound | noun | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
| pounding | noun | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
| poke | noun | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
| ram | noun | a tool for driving or forcing something by impact |
| rammer | noun | a tool for driving something with force |
| beat | noun | the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music |
| poundage | noun | placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law |
| pounder | noun | a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone |