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POUND OFF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Partition off into compartments

Example:

The locks pound the water of the canal

Synonyms:

pound; pound off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pound off" is one way to...):

partition; partition off (divide into parts, pieces, or sections)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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