impound
transitive verb
- to shut up (an animal) in a pound
- to take and hold (a document, funds, a vehicle, etc.) in legal custody
- to gather and enclose (water) for irrigation, etc.
See impound in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭm-poundˈ)
transitive verb im·pound·ed,
im·pound·ing,
im·pounds - To confine in or as if in a pound: capture and impound stray dogs.
- To seize and retain in legal custody: impounding disputed electoral ballots.
- To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed: a governor who impounded monies designated for use by cities.
- To accumulate and store in a reservoir: By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation.
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