An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. / An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.

(transitive) To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam. / (transitive) To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.

(transitive, obsolete) To ponder.

simple past tense and past participle of pond

A surname.

plural of pond

(construction, geology) The excessive accumulation of water at low-lying areas that remains after 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions conducive to drying.

present participle of pond

plural of ponding

(rare) The quality of being a pond.