Difference between Impound and Pound

What is the difference between Impound and Pound?

Impound as a verb is to shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; while Pound as a verb is to strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly.

Impound

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.

Pound

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight.A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g)A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g).The symbol (octothorpe, hash)The unit of currency of used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies.Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel.A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.A hard blow.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To strike (something or someone) hard repeatedly.To crush to pieces; to pulverize.To eat or drink very quickly.To pitch consistently to a certain location.

Example sentence: I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.

We hope you now know whether to use Impound or Pound in your sentence.

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