[{"word":"impounding","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally."},{"definition":"To hold back (for example water by a dam)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping."},{"definition":"To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An act of impoundment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impound","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impounding"]}]