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Pound
1. To crush ingredients usually with a pestle in a mortar eg pound the dried chillies and garlic together in a mortar.
2. To make meat tender by applying pressure with a meat mallet or a rolling pin. The tissues in the meat are broken down by the pounding, which helps to give a tender result.