impound
verb (used with object)
to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
impounds
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present tense formof impound (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Another motion by Hernandez would have established a 60-day grace period for parking tickets and vehicle impounds while the fire emergency remains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
If a towing company impounds the vehicle of a servicemember, they are required to first obtain a court order before any sale of the car.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The analysis showed that Retriever Towing completed about 43% of impounds in the city.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
Servicing companies collect monthly payments, pay money for real estate taxes and insurance from escrow impounds that they collect, and issue a release of lien or mortgage upon the complete payoff of the loan.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022
It impounds the deer, but gives free range to the wolf and to his as pitiless two-legged brother, the crust hunter.
From In New England Fields and Woods by Rowland E. (Evans) Robinson
