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   Im·pound

   /imˈpound/

   

   verb

   • 1. seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law or regulation: "vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded" Similar confiscateappropriatetake possession ofseizecommandeerexpropriaterequisitionsequestersequestratetakedistraindisseizeattachpoind
   • 2. shut up (domestic animals) in a pound or enclosure: "the cattle were rounded up and impounded" Similar pen inshut up/infence incoop uphem inbox inhedge inrail incageencloseconfinekettlecorral
   • 3. (of a dam) hold back or confine (water): "it will impound a reservoir 130 miles long"

   Derivatives

   • 1. impoundable adjective
   • 2. impounder noun
   • 3. impoundment noun

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