lb

Noun
  1. 16 ounces avoirdupois (synset 113742201)
    "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
    is a type of: avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
    has:
    • ounce, oz. - a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
    • half pound - 8 ounces avoirdupois
    is a part of:
    • stone - an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
    • quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
    same as: pound

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