The difference between Hole and Pound

When used as nouns, hole means a hollow place or cavity, whereas pound means a unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

When used as verbs, hole means to make holes in (an object or surface), whereas pound means to confine in, or as in, a pound.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hole and Pound

  1. Hole as a noun:

    A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure. An opening in a solid.

    Examples:

    "There’s a hole in my shoe.  nowrap Her stocking has a hole in it."

    "There’s a hole in my bucket."

  2. Hole as a noun:

    In games. A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass. The part of a game in which a player attempts to hit the ball into one of the holes. The rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman. A square on the board, with some positional significance, that a player does not, and cannot in future, control with a friendly pawn. A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is. In the game of fives, part of the floor of the court between the step and the pepperbox.

    Examples:

    "I played 18 holes yesterday.  nowrap The second hole today cost me three strokes over par."

    "The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop."

  3. Hole as a noun (archaeology, slang):

    An excavation pit or trench.

  4. Hole as a noun (figuratively):

    A weakness, a flaw

    Examples:

    "I have found a hole in your argument."

  5. Hole as a noun (informal):

    A container or receptacle.

    Examples:

    "car hole;  brain hole'"

  6. Hole as a noun (physics):

    In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.

  7. Hole as a noun (computing):

    A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.

  8. Hole as a noun (slang anatomy):

    An orifice, in particular the anus. When used with shut it always refers to the mouth.

    Examples:

    "Just shut your hole!"

  9. Hole as a noun (Ireland, Scotland, particularly in the phrase "get one's hole"):

    Sex, or a sex partner.

    Examples:

    "Are you going out to get your hole tonight?"

  10. Hole as a noun (informal, with "the"):

    Solitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.

  11. Hole as a noun (slang):

    An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.

    Examples:

    "His apartment is a hole!"

  12. Hole as a noun (figurative):

    Difficulty, in particular, debt.

    Examples:

    "If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."

  13. Hole as a noun (graph theory):

    A chordless cycle in a graph.

  1. Hole as a verb (transitive):

    To make holes in (an object or surface).

    Examples:

    "Shrapnel holed the ship's hull."

  2. Hole as a verb (transitive, by extension):

    To destroy.

    Examples:

    "She completely holed the argument."

  3. Hole as a verb (intransitive):

    To go into a hole.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ben Jonson"

  4. Hole as a verb (transitive):

    To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball or golf ball.

    Examples:

    "Woods holed a standard three foot putt"

  5. Hole as a verb (transitive):

    To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in.

    Examples:

    "to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars"

  1. Hole as a verb:

  1. Hole as an adjective:

    Examples:

    "Such was the arrangement of the alphabet over the hole North"

  1. Pound as a noun:

    A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lb"

  2. Pound as a noun:

    A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lb t"

  3. Pound as a noun (US):

    The symbol (octothorpe, hash)

    Examples:

    "synonyms: hash sharp"

  4. Pound as a noun:

    The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: £ pound sterling GBP quid nicker"

  5. Pound as a noun:

    Any of various units of currency used in Egypt and Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: punt"

  6. Pound as a noun:

    Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.

    Examples:

    "the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound'"

  7. Pound as a noun:

    Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.

  1. Pound as a noun (by metonymy):

    A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter. The people who work for the pound

  2. Pound as a noun:

    A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound.

    Examples:

    "[[w:Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop]]'', Paramount Pictures, 1984:"

    "'Detective Axel Foley: From the Dearborn Hijacking."

    "'Todd: The Dearborn Hijacking? That bust went down weeks ago. That load's supposed to be in the damn pound!"

  3. Pound as a noun:

    A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.

  4. Pound as a noun:

    A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.

  1. Pound as a verb:

    To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.

  1. Pound as a verb (transitive):

    To strike hard, usually repeatedly.

  2. Pound as a verb (transitive):

    To crush to pieces; to pulverize.

  3. Pound as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To eat or drink very quickly.

    Examples:

    "You really pounded that beer!"

  4. Pound as a verb (transitive, baseball, slang):

    To pitch consistently to a certain location.

    Examples:

    "The pitcher has been pounding the outside corner all night."

  5. Pound as a verb (intransitive, of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head):

    To beat strongly or throb.

    Examples:

    "As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent."

    "My head was pounding."

  6. Pound as a verb (transitive, vulgar, slang):

    To penetrate sexually, with vigour.

    Examples:

    "I was pounding her all night!"

  7. Pound as a verb:

    To advance heavily with measured steps.

  8. Pound as a verb (engineering):

    To make a jarring noise, as when running.

    Examples:

    "The engine pounds."

  9. Pound as a verb (slang, dated):

    To wager a pound on.

  1. Pound as a noun:

    A hard blow.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: pounding"

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