1. (

• pounding ,
• buffeting

) repeated heavy blows ;

2. (

• throb ,
• throbbing ,
• pounding ,

) an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" ;

3. (

• hammer ,
• pound ,
• hammering ,
• 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" ;

1. (

• thump ,
• pound ,
• poke ,

) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" ;

2. (

• ram ,
• ram_down ,
• pound ,

) strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" ;

3. (

• lumber ,
• pound ,

) move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" ;

4. (

• beat ,
• pound ,
• thump

) move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" ;

5. (

• pound ,
• pound_off

) partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" ;

6. (

• pound ,
• pound_up

) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" ;

7. (

• impound ,
• pound ,

) place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" ;

8. (

• pound ,

) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" ;