1.b> (at, against, on, away) .i> () / , ; , ; she pounded him with her fists ; someone was pounding at / on / the door ; he pounded the table with his fist / ; heavy rain pounded on the roof / ; waves pounded against the pier / ; our guns pounded away at the enemy positions .i> / ;
2.b> (along, down, up) (, ) i> ; , ; the children pounded up the stairs ; she pounded along the corridor after him / ; a policeman pounding his beat i> i> ;
3.b> / (), ( i>); my heart pounded ; she ran, her heart pounding in her chest , ;
4.b> (), , ; i> i> ; the women of the village pounded grain in their mortars ; sweet cakes made of pounded rice and honey / ; pound the tomatoes into a paste .