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impounding   (TTS Sound)

The noun impounding has 1 sense

• impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage -- (placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law)

The verb impound has 2 senses

• impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize -- (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork")


• impound, pound -- (place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray")