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pound out

pound out verb: to perform (a song or piece of music) very loudly.

Verb

pound out (third-person singular simple present pounds out, present participle pounding out, simple past and past participle pounded out)

  1. (transitive) To perform (a song or piece of music) very loudly.
  2. (transitive) To type on a keyboard by writing quickly; to write quickly or compose a finished piece of writing quickly.
  3. (transitive) To achieve (something) using strength or endurance.

Forms of pound out

third-person singular presentpounds out
present participlepounding out
past participlepounded out
pastpounded out

Questions about pound out

What does pound out mean?
Pound out means to perform (a song or piece of music) very loudly.
What part of speech is pound out?
Pound out is a verb.
What is the past tense of pound out?
The past tense of pound out is pounded out.

Words near pound out in the dictionary

  1. Pound Creek
  2. pound dirt
  3. pound for pound
  4. pound of flesh
  5. pound one's flounder
  6. pound out
  7. pound parties
  8. pound party
  9. pound puller
  10. pound pullers
  11. Pound Ridge

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