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  • 11Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw — Infobox Film name = Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw caption = Original theatrical poster director = Pierre DeCelles producer = Donald Kushner Peter Locke writer = Jim Carlson Terrence McDonnell starring = See below music = See below… …

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  • 12pound — pound1 pounder, n. /pownd/, v.t. 1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc. 2. to produce or effect by striking or thumping, or in a manner resembling this (often fol. by out): to pound out a… …

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  • 13pound — I. noun (plural pounds; also pound) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound, from ablative of pondus weight more at pendant Date: before 12th century 1. any of various units of mass and weight; specifically a unit …

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  • 14pound — I [[t]paʊnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc 2) to produce or effect by or as if by striking or thumping (often fol. by out) 3) to force (a way) by battering; batter (often… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15pound salt —    American    go away and leave me alone    A shortened form of go pound salt up your ass.    Less often as pound sand …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 16hammer away at — Synonyms and related words: always trot out, apply the mind, belabor, dig, drudge, dwell on, dwell upon, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer at, hammer away, harp on, insist upon, keep doggedly at, labor, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along …

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  • 17plug away — Synonyms and related words: carry on, dig, drudge, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer away, keep at it, keep busy, keep doggedly at, keep driving, keep going, keep moving, keep on, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along, plug at, pound away,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18whale away — {v.}, {informal} 1. To beat or hit hard; strike again and again. Often used with at . * /The boxer is whaling away at his opponent with both fists./ 2. To attack severely or again and again; go on without stopping or with great force; pound away …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 19whale away — {v.}, {informal} 1. To beat or hit hard; strike again and again. Often used with at . * /The boxer is whaling away at his opponent with both fists./ 2. To attack severely or again and again; go on without stopping or with great force; pound away …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 20whale\ away — v informal 1. To beat or hit hard; strike again and again. Often used with at . The boxer is whaling away at his opponent with both fists. 2. To attack severely or again and again; go on without stopping or with great force; pound away. Mary has… …

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