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| im·pound [ im pównd ] (past and past participle im·pound·ed, present participle im·pound·ing, 3rd person present singular im·pounds) |
transitive verb |
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1. keep something in confined place: to lock something such as an illegally parked car in an enclosure or compound
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2. take something into legal custody: to take goods or possessions into official custody
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3. withhold something legally: to withhold something by legal means, especially funds that the law requires to be spent
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4. civil engineering hold water supply: to save and collect water in a dam or reservoir
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| [15th century. <im-2 + pound3] |
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  im·pound·a·ble adjective |
| im·pound·age noun |
| im·pound·er noun |
| im·pound·ment noun |
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