impound

impound is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.
2. verb. place or shut up in a pound

   "pound the cows so they don't stray"

   Synonyms: pound

3. verb. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

   "The FBI seized the drugs"

   "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"

   Synonyms: attach, confiscate, seize, sequester

Synonyms

pound, attach, confiscate, seize, sequester

Common word forms

impounds, impounded, impounder, impounding, impoundable, impoundment

Words from these letters

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