English verb: pound up | |||
| 1. | pound up (contact) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits | ||
| Samples | The prisoners are safely pounded. | ||
| Synonyms | pound | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine, hold, restrain | ||
| Verb group | impound, pound | ||