impound
/ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/
impound verb: to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
Verb
impound (third-person singular simple present impounds, present participle impounding, simple past and past participle impounded)
- To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
- His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.
- Noveria Approach Control: Landing access granted, Normandy.
Noveria Approach Control: Be advised: we will be confirming identification on arrival. If confirmation cannot be established, your vessel will be impounded.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Noveria
- To hold back.
- water impounded by a dam
- To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
- to impound stray cattle
- to impound a document for safekeeping.
- To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
Noun
impound (countable and uncountable, plural impounds)
- A place in which impounded things are stored.
- "You're gonna drive me to the impound so I can get my car?"1997, Edward Bunker, Dog Eat Dog, page 36
- The state of being impounded.
- I already checked that out, and Keller has never called to get it out of impound.2010, Neal Locke, No Plan, page 161
- That which has been impounded.
- He handed the keys to the woman and pointed toward the corner of the lot where the impounds were stored.2002, James E. Wollrab, Malfeasance, page 190
- Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.
impound meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
impound in Tamil
- கையகப்படுத்து, சிறைப்படுத்து, பட்டியிலடை, பட்டியில் அடை, பறிமுதல் செய், பற்றி வை
impound in Urdu
- ضبط کر لینا
impound in Bengali
- বাজেয়াপ্ত করা, আটকে রাখা, খোঁয়ারে পোরা
impound in Malayalam
- seize, confiscate, appropriate
- നിയമപ്രകാരം പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുക, ബന്തവസ്സിൽ സൂക്ഷിക്കുക, സർക്കാരിലേക്കു കണ്ടുകെട്ടുക, ജപ്തിചെയ്ക, നിയമപ്രകാരം പിടിച്ചുവയ്ക്കുക, കെെവശത്താക്കുക
- pen in, shut up, shut in
- പൗണ്ടിലടയ്ക്കുക, തടഞ്ഞുനിര്ത്തുക, തടുത്തുനിര്ത്തുക, ബന്തവസ്സിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, മുതൽക്കൂട്ടുക, മുതൽ കെെവശപ്പെടുത്തുക
- incarcerate, lock up, imprison
- ബന്തവസ്സിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, വാതിൽപൂട്ടി ബന്ധനസ്ഥമാക്കുക, തടവിലാക്കുക, ലോക്കപ്പിലടയ്ക്കുക, തടവിലിടുക, ബന്ധിക്കുക
More languagesFewer languages
- impound in Kannada
- ಕೂಡಿಹಾಕು, ಮುಟ್ಟುಗೋಲು ಹಾಕು
Examples of impound in a sentence
- I particularly enjoyed the tale of the Folkestone tank engine, which, in October, 1886, was impounded by H.1963 September, “New Books: The Locomotives of the South Eastern Railway”, in Modern Railways, page 216:
- The container thought to have belonged to Garweg was impounded by police and removed from the site by the Federal Agency for Protective Relief (THW) on Sunday and taken for further examination.2024 March 4, Kate Connolly, “German prosecutors urge Red Army Faction suspects to surrender”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms of impound
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | impounds |
| present participle | impounding |
| past participle | impounded |
| past | impounded |
| Noun | |
| plural | impounds |
Origin of impound
From im- + pound.
Words formed from impound
Words that rhyme with impound
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- abound
- bound
- hound
- profound
- unbound
- underground
- crowned
- found
- remound
- surround
- unsound
- aground
- embrowned
- expound
- gound
- overground
- sqround
- surround sound
- unconfound
- uncrowned
- astound
- baffound
- below ground
- blound
- browned
- charging the mound
- clowned
- downed
- drowned
- found sound
- frowned
- gowned
- interwound
- lb
- newfound
- overwound
- playaround
- reground
- renowned
- rewound
- unfound
- unrenowned
- unwound
- wound
- York round
Questions about impound
- What does impound mean?
- Impound means to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
- What is impound in Tamil?
- Impound in Tamil is கையகப்படுத்து, சிறைப்படுத்து, பட்டியிலடை. See Impound meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use impound in a sentence?
- I particularly enjoyed the tale of the Folkestone tank engine, which, in October, 1886, was impounded by H.
- What part of speech is impound?
- Impound can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce impound?
- Impound is pronounced /ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/.
- What is the past tense of impound?
- The past tense of impound is impounded.
Words near impound in the dictionary
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