pound

/paʊnd/ verb

Definition

HIT [I, T] › to hit something many times using a lot of force: Someone was pounding on the door.

HEART [I] › If your heart pounds, it beats very quickly: My heart was pounding as I walked out onto the stage.

pound along/down/up, etc › to run somewhere with quick, loud steps: He pounded up the stairs.

(Definition of pound verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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