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Definitions and Meaning of bound in English

bound adjective

1. confined by bonds

   Example

   • "bound and gagged hostages"
2. bound by an oath

   Example

   • "a bound official"
3. covered or wrapped with a bandage

   Synonyms

   bandaged

   Examples

   • "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
   • "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"
4. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'

   Synonyms

   destined

   Examples

   • "a flight destined for New York"
   • "children bound for school"
5. bound by contract

   Synonyms

   apprenticed, articled, indentured

6. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
7. confined in the bowels

   Example

   • "he is bound in the belly"
8. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate

   Synonyms

   destined

   Examples

   • "an old house destined to be demolished"
   • "bound to happen"
   • "he is destined to be famous"
9. secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form

   Examples

   • "bound volumes"
   • "leather-bound volumes"

bound noun

1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

   Synonyms

   bounce, leap, leap, leaping, saltation, spring, spring

2. a line determining the limits of an area

   Synonyms

   boundary, edge, edge

3. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

   Synonyms

   boundary, bounds, bounds

4. the greatest possible degree of something

   Synonyms

   boundary, limit

   Examples

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

bound verb

1. form the boundary of; be contiguous to

   Synonyms

   border, border

2. move forward by leaps and bounds

   Synonyms

   jump, jump, leap, leap, spring, spring

   Examples

   • "Can you jump over the fence?"
   • "The child leapt across the puddle"
   • "The horse bounded across the meadow"
3. spring back; spring away from an impact

   Synonyms

   bounce, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, spring, take a hop

   Examples

   • "The rubber ball bounced"
   • "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
4. place limits on (extent or amount or access)

   Synonyms

   confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel, trammel

   Examples

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

Synonyms of Bound

• bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring
• boundary, limit
• boundary, bounds
• boundary, edge
• confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel
• bounce, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
• jump, leap, spring
• border
• destined
• apprenticed, articled, indentured
• destined
• bandaged

Antonyms of Bound

unbound, free

More matches for Bound

noun 

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