Object

• drum: Virtuoso guitar playing melds with pounding electronic drums to bring you tunes you'll be humming for weeks.

Converse of object

• shed: Its time to shed some pounds with the weight loss advisor!

• donate: They're asking listeners to help by donating just 5 pounds.

• abolish: Odd it may sound, but there is a psychological connection between abolishing pounds and inches and abolishing Trial by Jury.

• scrap: He plans to scrap the pound within two years.

• lose: Also losing the pound is part of our identity loss.

Modifies a noun

• coin: Dean also gave her encouragement by giving her a pound coin every time she lost a pound.

• redevelopment: The Cumberland remains closed whilst completing a multi-million pound redevelopment.

• refurbishment: It has recently reopened in great splendor after a 1.5 million pound refurbishment of the Grade II listed premises in Coventry Street, W1.

Noun used with modifier

• multi-million: A very stylish multi-million pound Leisure Center is now in business.

• multi-billion: The UK situation So, back to this evening's central question: is the UK missing out on a multi-billion pound industry?

• summit: The small and large electric pumps filling up the summit pound.

Preposition: of

• flesh: Filled with a certain trepidation, I decided to risk losing another pound of flesh: I stayed out in the tent.