1. (

• sound

) the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" ;

2. (

• sound ,
• auditory_sensation

) the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" ;

3. (

• sound

) mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them" ;

4. (

• sound

) the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" ;

5. (

• audio ,
• sound

) the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" ;

6. (

• phone ,
• speech_sound ,
• sound ,

) (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language ;

7. (

• strait ,
• sound ,

) a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water ;

8. (

• sound

) a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast" ;

1. (

• sound ,

) appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" ;

2. (

• sound ,
• go

) make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" ;

3. (

• sound ,

) give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy" ;

4. (

• sound ,

) announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm" ;

5. (

• voice ,
• sound ,
• vocalize ,
• vocalise ,

) utter with vibrating vocal chords ;

6. (

• sound ,

) cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" ;

7. (

• fathom ,
• sound

) measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line ;

1. (

• sound

) financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" ;

2. (

• healthy ,
• intelligent ,
• levelheaded ,
• level-headed ,
• sound

) exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" ;

3. (

• sound ,

) in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" ;

4. (

• good ,
• sound

) in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" ;

5. (

• reasoned ,
• sound ,
• well-grounded

) logically valid; "a sound argument" ;

6. (

• legal ,
• sound ,
• effectual ,

) having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" ;

7. (

• sound

) vigorous or severe; "a sound thrashing" ;

8. (

• sound

) free from moral defect; "a man of sound character" ;

9. (

• heavy ,
• profound ,
• sound ,
• wakeless

) (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" ;

10. (

• sound

) complete; thorough; "politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues"; "he has a sound understanding of the law" ;