Search Result:impounding
Overview of noun impounding
The noun impounding has 1 sense
- impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage -- (placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law)
Overview of verb impound
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")