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- [verb im-pound; noun im-pound]
- /verb ɪmˈpaʊnd; noun ˈɪm paʊnd/
- /ɪmˈpaʊnd/
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- [verb im-pound; noun im-pound]
- /verb ɪmˈpaʊnd; noun ˈɪm paʊnd/
Definitions of impound word
- verb with object impound to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal. 1
- verb with object impound to confine within an enclosure or within limits: water impounded in a reservoir. 1
- verb with object impound to seize and retain in custody of the law, as a document for evidence. 1
- noun impound money, property, etc., that has been impounded: a sale of impounds by the police department. 1
- noun impound Seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law or regulation. 1
- transitive verb impound lock up 1
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Origin of impound
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; im-3 + pound3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Impound
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
impound popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
impound usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impound
verb impound
- imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- pen — a female swan.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
Antonyms for impound
verb impound
- release — to lease again.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
Top questions with impound
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- how much to get car out of police impound?
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