bound

Plural: bounds

Noun

• a line determining the limits of an area
• the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
• the greatest possible degree of something
  • "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"
• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
• A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
• A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
• A sizeable jump, great leap.
• A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
• A bounce; a rebound.

Verb

Verb Forms: bounded, bounding, bounds

• To leap or spring; to move with a jump.
• move forward by leaps and bounds
  • "The horse bounded across the meadow"
• form the boundary of; be contiguous to
• place limits on (extent or access)
• spring back; spring away from an impact
• stick to firmly
• create social or emotional ties
• make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
• secure with or as if with ropes
• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
• provide with a binding
• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
• form a chemical bond with
• cause to be constipated
• simple past and past participle of bind
• To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
• To be the bound of.
• To leap, move by jumping.
• To cause to leap.
• To rebound; to bounce.
• To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

Adjective

• confined by bonds
  • "bound and gagged hostages"
• held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
• secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
  • "bound volumes"
  • "leather-bound volumes"

Adjective Satellite

• (usually followed by `to') governed by fate
  • "bound to happen"
• covered or wrapped with a bandage
  • "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
• headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
  • "children bound for school"
• bound by an oath
  • "a bound official"
• bound by contract
• confined in the bowels
  • "he is bound in the belly"

Adj

• Obliged (to).
• That cannot stand alone as a free word.
• Constrained by a quantifier.
• Constipated; costive.
• Confined or restricted to a certain place.
• Unable to move in certain conditions.
• Ready, prepared.
• Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
• Very likely (to), certain to

Examples

• A rubber ball bounds on the floor.
• France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.
• He watched his score BOUND upwards after playing a bingo on the Scrabble board.
• I bound the splint to my leg.
• I had bound the splint with duct tape.
• I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.
• Is that message bound for me?
• Kansas is bounded by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south and Colorado on the west.
• railbound
• snowbound
• Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.
• The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.
• The rabbit bounded down the lane.
• They were bound to come into conflict eventually.
• to bound a ball on the floor
• to bound a horse
• Which way are you bound? —I'm already homeward bound.
• You are not legally bound to reply.

Synonyms

adhere, apprenticed, articled, attach, bandage, bandaged, bind, bond, border, bounce, boundary, bounds, confine, constipate, destined, edge, hold, hold fast, indentured, jump, leap, leaping, limit, obligate, oblige, rebound, recoil, resile, restrain, restrict, reverberate, ricochet, saltation, spring, stick, stick to, take a hop, throttle, tie, tie down, tie up, trammel, truss

Antonyms

free, unbind, unbound, untie

Related Words

I dare be bound, I'll be bound, bound to, data-bound, early-bound

Anagrams of bound