pound out
pound out
To create or produce something hastily or erratically using a keyboard. A noun of pronoun can be used between "pound" and "out." I'll always have fond memories of my uncle pounding out songs on my parents' piano on Christmas Eve. I've been procrastinating writing this essay all week—I'll just pound it out tonight.
See also: out, pound
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pound something out
1. Lit. to flatten something by pounding. He pounded the gold leaf out very thin. He pounded out the gold leaf.
2. Fig. to play something loudly on the piano, perhaps with difficulty or clumsily. Here, pound this one out. A little softer, please. She was pounding out a nice little tune.
3. Fig. to type something on a keyboard. I have finished writing it. Can I borrow your laptop so I can pound it out? All the reporters were pounding out stories for the next edition of the paper.
See also: out, pound
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
pound out
Produce, especially on a keyboard, as in I can pound out another résumé, or She was pounding out song after song on the piano. [c. 1900]
See also: out, pound
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
pound out
v.
1. To expand the surface area of something, as a metal, by striking it: The artist pounded out the metal plate until it was flat. The blacksmith pounded the iron out.
2. To arrive at some agreement after much discussion, argument, or negotiation: The warring nations finally pounded out a treaty. The manager pounded a vacation schedule out that everyone liked.
3. To write something very quickly, especially using a keyboard: The author pounded out the last chapter of her novel in one day. The article was due in two hours, so I went to my computer and pounded it out.
See also: out, pound
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
pound something out
1. tv. to play something loudly on the piano, perhaps with difficulty. Here, pound this one out. A little softer, please.
2. tv. to type something on a typewriter. I have finished writing it. Can I borrow your typewriter so I can pound it out?
See also: out, pound, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- arrange for
- arrange for some time
- arrange some music for
- back into
- back into (someone or something)
- add in
- angle