esl #english #idioms #verb

pound out {v. phr.}

1. To play a piece of music very loudly on a percussion instrument.

The boy was pounding out the tune "Mary had a little lamb" on the marimba.

1. To flatten something with a hammer.

The bodyshop uses special hammers to pound out the indentations in the bodies of cars.

1. To produce a piece of writing on a typewriter in haste and without much care.

She hurriedly pounded out a letter of recommendation for the foreign graduate student. Categories: music {v. phr.}