impound

im·pound

verb \im-ˈpau̇nd\

Definition of IMPOUND

transitive verb

1

a : to shut up in or as if in a pound : confine b : to seize and hold in the custody of the law c : to take possession of <she was dismissed and her manuscript impounded — Jonathan Weiner>

2

: to collect and confine (water) in or as if in a reservoir

Examples of IMPOUND

1. The police impounded her car because it was illegally parked.
2. impound evidence for a trial

First Known Use of IMPOUND

15th century

Rhymes with IMPOUND

abound, aground, around, astound, background, bloodhound, boozehound, brassbound, break ground, campground, chowhound, clothbound, come round, compound, confound, coonhound, deerhound, deskbound, dumbfound, earthbound, eastbound, elkhound, expound, fairground, fogbound, foot-pound, foreground, foxhound, gain ground, go-round, greyhound, half-bound, hardbound, hellhound, hidebound, high ground, homebound, horehound, housebound, icebound, inbound, ironbound, lose ground, newfound, newshound, northbound, outbound, playground, pot-bound, profound, propound, rebound, redound, renowned, resound, rockbound, rock hound, scent hound, sight hound, sleuthhound, smooth hound, snowbound, softbound, southbound, spellbound, staghound, stone-ground, stormbound, strikebound, surround, to ground, top round, unbound, unround, unsound, well-found, westbound, wolfhound, year-round