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to impound
01
to temporarily take possession of something, typically by legal authority, as a measure of security or due to a violation
Transitive: to impound sth
Examples
The city may impound vehicles parked in restricted zones.
02
to confine or place domestic animals in an enclosed area
Transitive: to impound an animal
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
impound
3rd person singular
impounds
Present participle
impounding
Past simple
impounded
Past participle
impounded
Examples
The animal shelter impounded several cats that were found abandoned in the park.
Lexical Tree
impoundment
impound
pound
