bound (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 17 senses of the word *bound*:
VERB	motion	bound, jump, leap, spring	move forward by leaps and bounds
stative	bound, border	form the boundary / boundary of
change	bound, restrict, trammel, limit, confine, throttle	place limits on (extent or access)
motion	bound, bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet	spring back
ADJECTIVE	all	bound	confined by bonds
all	bound	held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
all	bound	secured with a cover or binding
all	bound, destined	(usually followed by 'to') governed by fate
all	bound, bandaged	covered or wrapped with a bandage
all	bound, destined	headed or intending to head in a certain direction
all	bound	bound by an oath
all	bound, apprenticed, articled, indentured	bound by contract
all	bound	confined in the bowels
NOUN	shape	bound, boundary, edge	a line determining the limits of an area
location	bound, boundary, bounds	the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
attribute	bound, limit, boundary	the greatest possible degree of something
act	bound, leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce	a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

bound > pronunciation
Sounds	baw'nd
Rhymes	abound ... wound: 56 rhymes with awnd...

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Confined by bonds.
Example	"bound and gagged hostages"
Narrower	chained, enchained	Bound with chains
	fettered, shackled	Bound by chains fastened around the ankles
	furled, rolled	rolled ... / rolled up and secured
	pinioned	Bound fast especially having the arms restrained
	tethered	Confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
	trussed, tied	Bound or secured closely
	wired	Tied or bound with wire
See also	unfree	hampered and not free
Opposite	unbound	not restrained or tied down by bonds
Spanish	atado
Catalan	lligat

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union.
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Category	physics, natural philosophy	The science of matter and energy and their interactions
Narrower	conjugate, conjugated	Of an organic compound
Narrower	conjugate, conjugated	formed by the union of two compounds
Opposite	free	unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
Spanish	ligado

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form.
Examples	"bound volumes" "leather-bound volumes"
Narrower	brassbound	Having trim or fittings of brass
	cased	enclosed in a case / case / case
	half-bound	(of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another
	paperback, paperbacked	(of books) having a flexible binding
	well-bound	(of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding
Opposite	unbound	not secured within a cover
Spanish	encuadernado
Catalan	enquadernat

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	(usually followed by 'to') governed by fate.
Example	"bound to happen"
Synonym	destined
Broader	certain, sure	Certain to occur
Spanish	condenado, destinado, predestinado, predeterminado
Catalan	condemnat, destinat, predestinat, predeterminat

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Covered or wrapped with a bandage.
Example	"an injury bound in fresh gauze"
Synonym	bandaged
Broader	treated	Given medical care or treatment
Spanish	vendado

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in 'college-bound students'.
Example	"children bound for school"
Synonym	destined
Broader	oriented, orientated	Adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances
Spanish	destinado

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 7
Meaning	Bound by an oath.
Example	"a bound official"
Broader	sworn	Bound by or stated on oath

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 8
Meaning	Bound by contract.
Synonyms	apprenticed, articled, indentured
Broader	unfree	hampered and not free

English > *bound*: 17 senses > adjective 9
Meaning	Confined in the bowels.
Example	"he is bound in the belly"
Broader	constipated	Have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels

English > *bound*: 17 senses > noun 1, shape
Meaning	A line determining the limits of an area.
Synonyms	boundary, edge
Narrower	brink, threshold, verge	A region marking a boundary
	lower bound	(mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set
	margin, border, perimeter	The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
	periphery, fringe, outer boundary	The outside boundary or surface of something
	rim	The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
	thalweg	The middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states / states
	upper bound	(mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set
Broader	line	A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness
Spanish	borde, frontera, límite
Catalan	frontera, límit, vora
Verbs	bound	place limits on (extent or access)
Verbs	bound	form the boundary / boundary of

English > *bound*: 17 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.
Synonyms	boundary, bounds
Instances	Mohorovicic discontinuity, Moho	The boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle
Instances	Rubicon	The boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul
Narrower	boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete	A line that indicates a boundary
	bourn, bourne	An archaic term for a boundary
	city line	The boundary of a city
	county line	The boundary between two counties / counties
	district line	The boundary between two districts
	edge, border	The boundary of a surface
	end	A boundary marking the extremities of something
	frontier	An international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
	hairline	The natural margin formed by hair on the head
	heliopause	The boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence
	limit, demarcation, demarcation line	The boundary of a specific area
	outline, lineation	The line that appears to bound an object
	shoreline	A boundary line between land and water
	surface	The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
Broader	extremity	The outermost or farthest region or point
Spanish	frontera, límite
Catalan	frontera, límit
Verbs	bound	place limits on (extent or access)
Verbs	bound	form the boundary / boundary of

English > *bound*: 17 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	The greatest possible degree of something.
Example	"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"
Synonyms	limit, boundary
Narrower	knife-edge	A narrow boundary
	starkness, absoluteness, utterness	The quality of being complete or utter or extreme / extreme
	thermal barrier, heat barrier	A limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
	utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best	The greatest possible degree
	verge, brink	The limit beyond which something happens / happens or changes
Broader	extent	The distance or area or volume over which something extends
Spanish	frontera, límite, raya
Catalan	frontera, límit, ratlla

English > *bound*: 17 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	A light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.
Synonyms	leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce
Narrower	caper, capriole	A playful leap or hop
Narrower	pounce	The act of pouncing
Broader	jump, jumping	The act of jumping
Spanish	brinco, salto
Catalan	bot, salt
Verbs	bound	spring back
Verbs	bound	move forward by leaps and bounds

English > *bound*: 17 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move forward by leaps and bounds.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"The horse bounded across the meadow"
Synonyms	jump, leap, spring
Caused by	jump, leap	Cause to jump or leap
Narrower	bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet	spring back
	bounce	leap suddenly
	burst	Move suddenly, energetically, or violently
	caper	Jump about playfully
	capriole	Perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
	curvet	Perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
	galumph	Move around heavily and clumsily
	hop, skip, hop-skip	Jump lightly
	hop	make a jump forward or upward
	leapfrog	Jump across
	pronk	Jump straight up
	saltate	leap or skip / skip, often in dancing
	ski jump	jump on skis
	vault	Bound vigorously
	vault, overleap	Jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Spanish	botar, brincar, saltar
Catalan	abalançar-se, botar, precipitar-se, saltar
Nouns	bound	a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Nouns	bounder	someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)

English > *bound*: 17 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	form the boundary / boundary of; be contiguous to.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonym	border
Narrower	shore	Serve as a shore to
	skirt	form the edge of
	verge	border on
Broader	enclose, hold in, confine	Close in
Spanish	bordear, confinar, limitar
Catalan	circumscriure, confinar, limitar, vorellar, voretar
Nouns	boundary, bound	the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
Nouns	boundary, bound	a line determining the limits of an area

English > *bound*: 17 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	place limits on (extent or access).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	restrict, trammel, limit, confine, throttle
Narrower	clamp down, crack down	repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
	demarcate, delimit, delimitate	Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
	draw the line, draw a line	Reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
	gate	restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory / dormitory or campus as a means / means of punishment
	hamper, halter, cramp, strangle	prevent the progress or free movement of
	mark off, mark out	Set boundaries to and delimit
	reduce, tighten	Narrow or limit
	restrain, encumber, cumber	hold back
	scant, skimp	Limit in quality or quantity
	stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain	restrict
	tie	Limit or restrict to
Spanish	estrangular, limitar, restringir
Catalan	estrangular, limitar, restringir
Nouns	bound	the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
Nouns	bound	a line determining the limits of an area

English > *bound*: 17 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	spring back; spring away from an impact.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
Narrower	carom	rebound after hitting
	kick back, recoil, kick	spring back, as from a forceful thrust
	skip, bound off	bound off one point after another
Broader	jump, leap, bound, spring	Move forward by leaps and bounds
Spanish	rebotar
Catalan	rebotar, rebotre
Nouns	bound	a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

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