Definitions
1.Verbpresent participle and gerund of pound
2.NounAn act in which something or someone is pounded.
3.NounAn old-fashioned event to welcome someone (typically a new pastor) to a new community by bring gifts of storable food (a pound of coffee, flour, sugar, etc.) to help stock the pantry. It is somewhat similar to a “shower”.
4.AdjectiveCharacterized by heavy or loud throbs."pounding rain; I have a pounding headache."