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# impound

«impound» in Mova's school dictionary: **for the police or officials to take something away and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (impound, impounds, impounded, impounding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (law) To impound means for the police or officials to take something away and keep it until rules are followed, such as a car, a dog or goods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/#m1)

2) To impound water means to hold it back behind a dam or wall, making a reservoir. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, a car parked illegally may be impounded and taken to a pound; the owner pays a fine to get it back. Stray animals can be impounded by the council. In geography, a dam impounds a river to make a lake. Phrases: car impound, impounded vehicle, impound lot (US).

### examples

- The police impounded the car because it had no insurance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/#x1)
- The stray dog was impounded until its owner came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/#x2)
- Customs officers impounded the fake trainers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/#x3)
- The dam impounds the river to make a reservoir. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/#x4)
- Dad had to pay a fine to get the car back from the impound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/#x5)
- The ship was impounded at the port. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/#x6)

### note

Regular verb. Related to «pound», a place where stray animals or towed cars are kept. Formal or legal; everyday words are «take away» or «seize».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «impound» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impound/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.