Definition: pounded

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Pounce \Pounce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Pouncing.]
   To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a
   pattern.
Pound \Pound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Pounding.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a
   play on words.]
   1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

            With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
      into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
      instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.