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Impound

/ˈɪmpaʊ̯nd/

A place in which things are impounded

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📖 Definitions of "Impound"

noun

1
A place in which things are impounded
2
A state of being impounded
3
That which has been impounded
4
Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance

verb

1
To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound
"His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally."
2
To hold back (for example water by a dam)
3
To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate
"to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping."
4
To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest

🔄 Synonyms of "Impound"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
seizeverb	(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
sequesterverb	To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
confiscateverb	(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
attachverb	(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Impound"

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Word	Definition
confiscateverb	(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
sequesterverb	To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
seizeverb	(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
attachverb	(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
captureverb	(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
lockverb	Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
poundverb	A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
freezeverb	(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
kennelverb	(transitive) To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).
pindnoun	(transitive, Northern England) To confine within narrow limits, constrain.
impocketverb	(transitive, rare) To place into a pocket.
impennoun	To shut up or enclose, as in a pen.
lock upverb	(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
shut upverb	(ergative, derogatory, often imperative) Of a person, to stop talking (said by someone, often one in authority, after one has said something annoying, irrelevant, or false, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk) or arguing, or (of a person or thing) making noise.
shutverb	(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
shut inverb	(transitive) To confine.
incarcerateverb	(chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
imprisonverb	(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
commitverb	(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
immureverb	(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.