The difference between Impound and Impress
When used as nouns, impound means a place in which things are impounded, whereas impress means the act of impressing.
When used as verbs, impound means to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound, whereas impress means to affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
check bellow for the other definitions of Impound and Impress
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Impound as a verb (transitive):
to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound
Examples:
"His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally."
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Impound as a verb (transitive):
to hold back
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Impound as a verb (transitive, law):
to hold in the custody of a court or its delegate
Examples:
"to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping."
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Impound as a verb (transitive, law, banking):
to collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest
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Impound as a noun:
a place in which things are impounded
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Impound as a noun:
a state of being impounded
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Impound as a noun:
that which has been impounded
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Impound as a noun (law, banking):
amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance
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Impress as a verb (transitive):
To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
Examples:
"You impressed me with your command of Urdu."
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Impress as a verb (intransitive):
To make an impression, to be impressive.
Examples:
"Henderson impressed in his first game as captain."
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Impress as a verb (transitive):
To produce a vivid impression of (something).
Examples:
"That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind."
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Impress as a verb (transitive):
To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
Examples:
"We impressed our footprints in the wet cement."
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Impress as a verb:
To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
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Impress as a verb (figurative):
To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
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Impress as a verb (transitive):
To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
Examples:
"The press gang used to impress people into the Navy."
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Impress as a verb (transitive):
To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
Examples:
"The liner was impressed as a troop carrier."
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Impress as a noun:
The act of impressing.
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Impress as a noun:
An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
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Impress as a noun:
A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
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Impress as a noun:
An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
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Impress as a noun:
Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
Examples:
"rfquotek South"
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Impress as a noun:
A heraldic device; an impresa.
Examples:
"rfquotek Cussans"
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Impress as a noun:
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.