impound
verb /ɪmˈpaʊnd/
/ɪmˈpaʊnd/
(law)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they impound | /ɪmˈpaʊnd/ /ɪmˈpaʊnd/ |
| he / she / it impounds | /ɪmˈpaʊndz/ /ɪmˈpaʊndz/ |
| past simple impounded | /ɪmˈpaʊndɪd/ /ɪmˈpaʊndɪd/ |
| past participle impounded | /ɪmˈpaʊndɪd/ /ɪmˈpaʊndɪd/ |
| -ing form impounding | /ɪmˈpaʊndɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpaʊndɪŋ/ |
- impound something (of the police, courts of law, etc.) to take something away from somebody, so that they cannot use it synonym confiscate
- The car was impounded by the police after the accident.
- impound something to shut up dogs, cats, etc. found on the streets in a pound, until their owners collect them