Synonyms

impounded

[v. im-pound; n. im-pound]

im·pound

[v. im-pound; n. im-pound]
verb (used with object)
1.
to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
2.
to confine within an enclosure or within limits: water impounded in a reservoir.
3.
to seize and retain in custody of the law, as a document for evidence.
noun
4.
money, property, etc., that has been impounded: a sale of impounds by the police department.

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Impounded is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1545–55; im-3 + pound3

im·pound·a·ble, adjective
im·pound·er, noun
un·im·pound·ed, adjective
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