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impound (iou)



impound verb trans. Also empound. LME.
[from IM-1, EM-1 + POUND noun2.]
Shut up (esp. seized cattle) in a pound. LME.
Shut in or enclose (a person or thing) as in a pound. M16.
b. spec. Confine and store (water) in a reservoir; confine water so as to form (a reservoir). M19.
Take legal possession of, confiscate. M17.
impoundable adjective L17.
impoundage noun = impoundment E17.
impounder noun E19.
impoundment noun (a) the action of impounding, the condition of being impounded; (b) a body of water confined to form a reservoir: M17.