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bound (bo̵und)
intransitive verb
- to move with a leap or series of leaps
- to spring back from a surface after striking it, as a ball; bounce; rebound
Etymology: MFr bondir < OFr, to leap, make a noise, orig., to echo back < LL bombitare, to buzz, hum < L bombus, a humming: see bomb
transitive verb
noun
- a jump; leap
- a springing back from a surface after striking it; bounce
bound (bo̵und)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
adjective
- confined by or as by binding; tied
- closely connected or related
- certain; sure; destined bound to lose
- under compulsion; obliged legally bound to accept
- constipated
- provided with a binding or attached cover, as a book
- Informal having one's mind made up; resolved a team bound on winning
- Linguis. designating a form, or morpheme, that never occurs alone as an independent word in “singing,” -ing is a bound form, but sing is not
bound (bo̵und)
bound (bo̵und)
noun
- a boundary; limit
- an area near, alongside, or enclosed by a boundary
Etymology: ME bounde < OFr bunne, bodne < ML bodina, butina, boundary, boundary marker
transitive verb
- to provide with bounds; limit; confine
- to be a limit or boundary to
- ☆ to name the boundaries of (a state, etc.)
intransitive verb
out of bounds
- beyond the boundaries or limits, as of a playing field
- not to be entered or used; forbidden
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
bound
modif.
Literally confined in bonds
fettered, shackled, trussed up, manacled, chained, enchained, handcuffed, hobbled, captive, confined, restrained, trammeled, pinioned, pilloried, muzzled, in leash, tied up, harnessed, bound hand and foot, lashed fast, swathed, pinned down, pegged down, tethered, picketed, secured, roped, gagged, hogtied, loaded with irons*. Antonyms
free*, unrestrained*, loose. * Figuratively constrained
impelled, compelled, obliged, obligated, under compulsion, constrained, duty-bound, committed, sworn, pledged, forced, coerced, driven, necessitated, under necessity, made, having no alternative, required, bounden. Antonyms
unconstrained, free*, independent.
bound
v.
To move in leaps
To rebound
To set limits
restrict, confine, circumscribe, border; see define 1, limit, surround 1. See syn. study at limit, skip.
out of bounds
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Object
- rationality: Instead, the agents possess a form of bounded rationality.
Converse of object
- overstep: How can phones be made open except for certain parties who overstep bounds?
Subject
- hedging: There is a lawned area to the front bounded by hedging and a balcony to the front enabling views over the fields beyond.
Adjective modifier
- upper: First, many engineering systems have performance requirements naturally stated in terms of the upper bounds on the steady-state variance values.
Modifies a noun
- checking: The member function bcref does the same thing with guaranteed bounds checking.
Preposition: on
- northeast: It is bounded on northeast and east by England, and on the other sides by the parishes of Morebattle and Linton.
Preposition: of
- NDF: LBOUND( 2 ) = _INTEGER ( Read ) Lower bounds of new NDF ( if LIKE= !
Preposition: by
- hedging: There is a lawned area to the front bounded by hedging and a balcony to the front enabling views over the fields beyond.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
He nursed the feelings these dull scenes produce, And loved to stop beside the opening sluice; Where the small stream, confined in narrow bound, Ran with a dull, unvaried, sad'ning sound; Where all presented to the eye or ear, Oppressed the soul! with misery, grief, and fear.
In that sharp light the fields did lie Naked and stone-like; each tree stood Like a tranced woman, bound and stark, Far off the wood With darkness ridged the riven dark. 336
And bound for the same bourn as I, On every road I wandered by, Trod beside me, close and dear, The beautiful and death-struck year.
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