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Impound Common

Impound has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a place in which things are impounded

Verb
1

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

"The FBI seized the drugs"

"The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"

"The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

2

place or shut up in a pound

"pound the cows so they don't stray"

3

to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound

Example Sentences
"The FBI seized the drugs" verb
"The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment" verb
"The police confiscated the stolen artwork" verb
"pound the cows so they don't stray" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
take restrain
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
condemn garnishee distrain
Rhyming Words
und hund rund ound gund fund lund mund bund laund found maund pound round wound hound gound mound sound bound
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