pound off


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Verb1.pound off - partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
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partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
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"The day of the weigh-in you should have seen the state of me trying to get a pound off," Burns said yesterday in the build-up to his clash with Australian Michael Katsidis for the interim WBO world lightweight championship at Wembley Arena.
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The pound off Mountain Road was built in 1768 and donated to the town by Caleb Mirick, for use by the town to corral stray animals.
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