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bound in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- bound by contract
apprenticed articled bound indentured
- covered or wrapped with a bandage
"the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
bandaged bound
- confined by bonds
"bound and gagged hostages"
bound
- secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
"bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"
bound
- held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
bound
- confined in the bowels
"he is bound in the belly"
bound
- 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 destined
- bound by an oath
"a bound official"
bound
- (usually followed by `to') governed by fate
"bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
bound destined
verb- form the boundary of; be contiguous to
bound border
- spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
bounce resile take a hop spring bound rebound recoil reverberate ricochet
- place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle
- move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
jump leap bound spring
noun- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
leap leaping spring saltation bound bounce
- the greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
limit bound boundary
- the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
boundary bound bounds
- a line determining the limits of an area
boundary edge bound
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University