impounds

Verb

impound (third-person singular simple present impounds, present participle impounding, simple past and past participle impounded)

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

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