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English

Etymology 1

Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese .

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?mpa?nd/
• (US) enPR: k?m'pound, IPA^(key): /?k?mpa?nd/

Noun

compound (plural compounds)

1. An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
2. An enclosure for secure storage.
3. A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

Synonyms

• (enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined): gaol/jail, pen, pound, prison

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin compon?, from Latin com- (“together”) + pon? (“to put”).

Pronunciation

• adj. and noun (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?mpa?nd/
• adj. and noun (US) enPR: k?m'pound, IPA^(key): /?k?mpa?nd/
• verb (US, UK) enPR: k?mpound', IPA^(key): /k?m?pa?nd/
• Rhymes: -a?nd

Adjective

compound (not comparable)

1. composed of elements; not simple

   a compound word

   • 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard

     Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances.

2. (mathematics) dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process

   compound addition; compound proportion

3. (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

Synonyms

• (composed of elements): composite

Antonyms

• (composed of elements): simple

Derived terms

• compound chocolate
• compound interest
• compound leaf
• compoundly

Translations

Noun

compound (plural compounds)

2. Anything made by combining several things.
3. (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
5. (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
6. (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
7. (rail transport) a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Synonyms

• (anything made by combining several things): amalgam, blend, combination, composite, mix, mixture
• (word): compound word

Hyponyms

• (word): closed compound, hyphenated compound, open compound
• (chemistry): chemical compound

Translations

Verb

compound (third-person singular simple present compounds, present participle compounding, simple past and past participle compounded)

1. (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

   to compound a medicine
2. (transitive) To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

   • We have the power of altering […] and compounding those images […] into all the varieties of picture.

3. (transitive) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
4. (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

   to compound a debt

5. (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
6. (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
   • 1602, Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall

     [Cornwall] compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds.

   • Compound for sins they are inclined to / By damning those they have no mind to.

7. (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
8. (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
9. (transitive) To worsen a situation.
10. (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
    • 1855, The Sporting Review (volume 34, page 240)

      At the hill, the Warrior must have been at least ten lengths in front of Wild Dayrell; but he compounded about 200 yards on the T. Y. C. side of the Red House.

Usage notes

The usage in sense 9 above, “to worsen a situation” is widespread but not wholly accepted. The original meaning of the word (see senses 4, 5 and 6 above) implies resolution of a problem, not worsening. It has been suggested (Fraser 1973) that the reverse usage arose by confusion with phrases such as compound interest.

Synonyms

• (to come to terms of agreement): agree
• (to put together): assemble, blend, combine, join, join together, mix, put together, unite
• (to add to): augment, increase
• (law: to settle by agreeing on less than the claim): settle
• (to compose): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose

Derived terms

• compoundable

Translations

References

Further reading

• Compound in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?sh, IPA^(key): /?hæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Etymology 1

From French hacher (“to chop”), from Old French hache (“axe”).

Noun

hash (plural hashes)

1. Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together.
2. A confused mess.
4. (typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

   Synonyms: hash mark, hash sign, hashtag, number sign, octothorn, octothorpe, pound, pound sign, sharp sign, square

5. (computing) The result generated by a hash function.

   Synonym: checksum

6. (computing, cryptocurrencies) One guess made by a mining computer in the effort of finding the correct answer which releases the next unit of cryptocurrency; see also hashrate.
7. A new mixture of old material; a second preparation or exhibition; a rehashing.
   • October 28, 1752, Horace Walpole, letter to Sir Horace Mann

     I cannot bear elections, and still less the hash of them over again in a first session.

8. A hash run.
   • 1987, Susan Scott-Stevens, Foreign Consultants and Counterparts (page 81)

     Most hashes are planned as family affairs, with a shorter "puppy" trail laid for the children.

9. (Scotland) A stupid fellow.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

hash (third-person singular simple present hashes, present participle hashing, simple past and past participle hashed)

1. (transitive) To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash.
2. To make a quick, rough version

   We need to quickly hash up some plans.

3. (computing, transitive) To transform according to a hash function.

Derived terms

• hash out
• rehash

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of hashish.

Noun

hash (uncountable)

1. (informal) Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant.

Translations

References

• hash at OneLook Dictionary Search
• hash in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Shah, ahhs, hahs, shah, sh?h

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hash [1966], short for hashish, from Arabic ??????? (?aš?š, “hay, dried herb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hasj/, [ha?]

Noun

hash c (singular definite hashen, not used in plural form)

1. hash, hashish Not used anymore to denote dried herbs.
2. hash a drug derived from the cannabis plant.

Derived terms

• hashryger

Related terms

Portuguese

Noun

hash m (plural hashes)

1. (computing) hash (key generated by a hash function)