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List of meaning for bound

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boundary, edge, bound(noun)

a line determining the limits of an area

boundary, bound, bounds(noun)

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

limit, bound, boundary(noun)

the greatest possible degree of something

"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce(adj)

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

bound(adj)

confined by bonds

"bound and gagged hostages"

bound(adj)

held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

bound(adj)

secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form

"bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"

bound(p), destined(adj)

(usually followed by `to') governed by fate

"bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"

bandaged, bound(adj)

covered or wrapped with a bandage

"the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"

bound, destined(adj)

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'

"children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"

bound(adj)

bound by an oath

"a bound official"

apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured(adj)

bound by contract

bound(p)(verb)

confined in the bowels

"he is bound in the belly"

jump, leap, bound, spring(verb)

move forward by leaps and bounds

"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

bound, border(verb)

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle(verb)

place limits on (extent or access)

"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet(verb)

spring back; spring away from an impact

"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

the language in the novel really is beyond the bounds of decency

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something

colored outside the bounds of the drawing

an act of leaping into the air

the kangaroo took one giant bound and was gone

to mark the limits of

the country is bounded by water on two sides

to serve as a border for

being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality

to move with a light springing step

the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

a rabbit bounded down the garden path

fully committed to achieving a goal

I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30

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