impound

impound has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• v. t.. 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.
• v.. place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
• v.. 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"