bound

[ UK /bˈa‍ʊnd/ ]
[ US /ˈbaʊnd/ ]

ADJECTIVE

covered or wrapped with a bandage
an injury bound in fresh gauze
the bandaged wound on the back of his head
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
a flight destined for New York
children bound for school
confined in the bowels
he is bound in the belly
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
bound by contract
confined by bonds
bound and gagged hostages
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
he is destined to be famous
an old house destined to be demolished
bound to happen
bound by an oath
a bound official
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
bound volumes
leather-bound volumes

VERB

spring back; spring away from an impact
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
move forward by leaps and bounds
The horse bounded across the meadow
The child leapt across the puddle
Can you jump over the fence?
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
limit the time you can spend with your friends
restrict the use of this parking lot
form the boundary of; be contiguous to

NOUN

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
the greatest possible degree of something
to the limit of his ability
what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
a line determining the limits of an area

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How To Use bound In A Sentence

The ball rebounded from/off the wall into the pond.
Either the recession is biting harder than I had realised or a lot of people are confused about the boundaries between fact and fiction.
One of the nastiest is the way in which male honour is seen as bound up with female behaviour so that any supposed compromise or scandal in what happens to women, even becoming a rape victim, justifies violence against them as well as against their abusers or seducers; hence the 'honour killings' of young girls that disfigure some societies even today. Temple Address: "Becoming Trustworthy: Respect and Self-Respect" Church House
Instead, the thin sandy developments defining the sequence boundaries suggest sandy sabkhas and sand sheets supplied by this undersaturated wind system and only preserved as a consequence of renewed lake-level rise.
You captain the dream team of smart thinkers that shine with self-confidence and boundless energy. The Sun
I am sure his daughter in ice-bound Toronto appreciates a diary that provides useful information like when Vesak Day is.
Regin downshifted, tires squealing as she swerved to dodge a roadkill-bound possum. Dreams of a Dark Warrior
It was a day for the children who were special in some way and also for their loving parents who showered them with constant attention and unbounded affection.
We must unite beyond the boundaries of race, class, belief systems and age that all too often divide us.
Nilufer Bharucha, faculty in the department of English and project coordinator, explained that the term diaspora means to be scattered or dispersed across national boundaries, and has been self-consciously used today by postcolonial theorists to describe those who got displaced from their home owing to colonial politics and post-colonial economic realities. Analysis

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