dog pound

noun

An animal shelter where stray dogs are kept.

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pound
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Meanings

noundog pound (plural dog pounds)

plural dog pounds

  1. USAn animal shelter where stray dogs are kept.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

Similar
pound
Broader
enclosure
Also see
animal shelterpound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hungarian sintértelep, gyepmesteri telep
  • sintértelepan animal shelter where stray dogs are kept
  • gyepmesteri telepan animal shelter where stray dogs are kept
Irish póna madraí
  • póna madraían animal shelter where stray dogs are kept
Polish schronisko dla psów
  • schronisko dla psówan animal shelter where stray dogs are kept
Spanish perrera
  • perreraan animal shelter where stray dogs are kept
Cite this entry
APA

dog pound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20pound

MLA

“dog pound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20pound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dog pound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20pound.

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