Contact and joining

Synonyms for pound

Two senses of pound live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · verb

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

Workers pound the fence posts deep into the wet ground.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

ram

Same sentence, swapped: Workers ram the fence posts deep into the wet ground.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for pound as it is used in the sentence above.

lumber
pitch
impact

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineContact and joining

place or shut up in a pound

Pound the cows so they don't stray.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

impound

Same sentence, swapped: Impound the cows so they don't stray.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for pound as it is used in the sentence above.

poke
bind
ground

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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

ropeverbleashfasten with a ropeTreeline seizeverbclutchtake into your hands deliberatelyTreelineHas a reason line shoreverbpropsupport by placing against something solid or rigidTreelineHas a reason line slitverbslicemake a clean cut throughTreelineHas a reason line looseadjective, verbescapedhaving escaped, especially from confinementFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line lubricateverblubeapply a lubricant toHigh CampHas a reason line lumpnoun, verbhunka large piece of something without definite shapeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line deadlyadjectivemortalcausing or capable of causing deathTreeline

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