impound

transitive verb

To confine in or as if in a pound.

transitive verb

To place (something) in legal custody until a dispute involving it is decided.

transitive verb

To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed.

transitive verb

To accumulate and store in a reservoir.

noun

A place where impounded property is stored, as a lot for keeping vehicles that have been towed by police order.

noun

The process or activity of impounding something.

To gather and retain (water) in a reservoir, basin, or pond.

To put, shut, or confine in or as in a pound or close pen; restrain within bounds; confine: as, to impound stray horses, cattle, etc.

To take and retain possession of, as a forged document produced as evidence in a trial and directed to be held in custody of the law, in order that a prosecution may be instituted in respect of it.

transitive verb

To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of some authority such as police or a court