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bound
confined by bonds
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adjective
confined by bonds
“bound and gagged hostages”
adjective
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
“bound volumes”
adjective
(usually followed by ‘to’) governed by fate
“bound to happen”
adjective
confined in the bowels
“he is bound in the belly”
adjective
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
adjective
bound by contract
adjective
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’
“children bound for school”
adjective
covered or wrapped with a bandage
“the bandaged wound on the back of his head”
adjective
bound by an oath
“a bound official”
noun
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
noun
the greatest possible degree of something
“what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior”
noun
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
noun
a line determining the limits of an area
verb
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
“restrict the use of this parking lot”
verb
spring back; spring away from an impact
“The rubber ball bounced”
verb
move forward by leaps and bounds
“The horse bounded across the meadow”
verb
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
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bound and gagged hostages
bound volumes
leather-bound volumes
bound to happen
an old house destined to be demolished
he is destined to be famous
he is bound in the belly
children bound for school
a flight destined for New York
the bandaged wound on the back of his head
an injury bound in fresh gauze
a bound official
what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
to the limit of his ability
restrict the use of this parking lot
limit the time you can spend with your friends
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
The horse bounded across the meadow
The child leapt across the puddle
Can you jump over the fence?
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