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pounded

USPOWND-id/ˈpaʊndɪd/POWN-did

3 meanings of pounded

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of pound. Use this form for something that already happened, or after has, have, or had.

    She pounded the dough until it was smooth and stretchy.

    He pounded on the door for several minutes before anyone answered.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Crushed or beaten into small pieces or a paste by repeated hard blows.

    Like a clove of garlic smashed flat and mushy under the side of a knife.

    The cook stirred a spoon of pounded garlic into the sauce.

    Pounded rice makes a soft, sticky dish.

    Similarcrushed, ground, beaten, hammered, mashed

  3. 3
    adjectiveslang
    Very drunk from alcohol.

    Like someone who has had far too much to drink and can barely walk straight.

    By the end of the party, he was completely pounded.

    They got pounded at the bar and took a cab home.

    Similardrunk, hammered, wasted, plastered, smashed

    Oppositesober

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pounded is a form of pound

pound, verb: To hit something hard over and over again. Full entry

Forms
poundpounds he/she/itpounding -ing formpounded past tense, past participle
Spelling
pound → pounded: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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