pound out

pound something out 

1. Lit. to flatten something by pounding. He pounded the gold leaf out very thin. He pounded out the gold leaf.

2. Fig. to play something loudly on the piano, perhaps with difficulty or clumsily. Here, pound this one out. A little softer, please. She was pounding out a nice little tune.

3. Fig. to type something on a keyboard. I have finished writing it. Can I borrow your laptop so I can pound it out? All the reporters were pounding out stories for the next edition of the paper.

See also: out, pound

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pound out something also pound something out

to produce something quickly and with a lot of energy I'm able to pound out at least three articles every week. He pounded out a couple of tunes on the old piano.

Usage notes: often used to suggest that something was not produced carefully or correctly

See also: out, pound