Towed vs Impounded - What's the difference?
towed | impounded |
(tow)
The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
A rope or cable used in towing.
(impound)
To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
To hold back, as water by a dam.
(legal) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
(transitive, legal, banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
A place in which things are impounded.
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A state of being impounded.
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That which has been impounded.
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(legal, banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.
As verbs the difference between towed and impounded
is that towed is past tense of tow while impounded is past tense of impound.towed
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Verb
(head)tow
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(wikipedia tow) (en noun)- It isn't the car's battery, I think I need a tow .
Derived terms
* in tow / on tow * tow rope * tow truck * towy * under tow * undertowEtymology 2
Origin uncertain; compare (etyl) .Derived terms
* tow haired * towheadReferences
Anagrams
*impounded
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Verb
(head)impound
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Verb
(en verb)- His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally.
- to impound''' stray cattle; to '''impound a document for safe keeping.
