3 entries under this word

Pond

Pōnd, n.

noun

n. [Probably from A-S. pyndan, to shut in, to pound. Cf. O. H. Ger. pünte, a shutting, and Sp., Pg., & It. pantano, a pool of stagnant water, L. Lat. pantanum, marsh, Lat. pontus, Gr. πόντος, the sea.] A confined, or stagnant, body of fresh water; a natural, or artificial, body of fresh water, usually less extended than a lake.

Pōnd, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [From the noun.] To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by stopping the current of a river.

Pōnd, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To ponder; to consider; to pay attention to. [Obs.] Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint. Spencer.