impound – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
impound
v.
shut up, enclose, confine; seize, confiscate; dam up water, confine water in a reservoir
Impoundment
Impoundment may refer to:
Water control
- The result of a dam creating a body of water
- A reservoir formed by a dam
- Coal slurry impoundment, a specialized form of such a reservoir used for coal mining and processing
- Impounded dock, an enclosed ship dock that uses locks to impound water to a consistent depth within the dock area
- Impoundment rights, a German system of permits and taxes for damming rivers
impound
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
(hypernym) take
(hyponym) garnishee, garnish
(verb-group) sequester
(derivation) impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage
2. place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
(synonym) pound
(hypernym) restrain, confine, hold
(verb-group) pound, pound up
impound
v.
zabavit komu co; odchytit
Impound
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
