'Bound' definitions:
Definition of 'bound'
From: WordNet
adjective
Confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" [ant: unbound]
adjective
Held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union [ant: free]
adjective
Secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" [ant: unbound]
adjective
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" [syn: bound(p), destined]
adjective
Covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" [syn: bandaged, bound]
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"; "a flight destined for New York" [syn: bound, destined]
adjective
Bound by an oath; "a bound official"
adjective
adjective
Confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly"
noun
noun
noun
The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: limit, bound, boundary]
noun
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards [syn: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce]
verb
Move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: jump, leap, bound, spring]
verb
Form the boundary of; be contiguous to [syn: bound, border]
verb
Place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle]
verb
Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bound \Bound\, p. p. & a.
- 1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Under legal or moral restraint or obligation. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Resolved; as, I am bound to do it. [Collog. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- 6. Constipated; costive. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Used also in composition; as, icebound, windbound, hidebound, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Bound bailiff (Eng. Law), a sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust.
- Bound up in, entirely devoted to; inseparable from. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bind \Bind\, v. t. [imp. Bound; p. p. Bound, formerly Bounden; p. pr. & vb. n. Binding.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. ? (for ?) cable, and L. offendix. [root]90.]
- 1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams. [1913 Webster]
- He bindeth the floods from overflowing. --Job xxviii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years. --Luke xiii. 16. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other. [1913 Webster]
- Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 9. (Law) (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant. --Abbott. (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service. [1913 Webster]
- To bind over, to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.
- To bind to, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife.
- To bind up in, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bind \Bind\, v. t. [imp. Bound; p. p. Bound, formerly Bounden; p. pr. & vb. n. Binding.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. ? (for ?) cable, and L. offendix. [root]90.]
- 1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams. [1913 Webster]
- He bindeth the floods from overflowing. --Job xxviii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years. --Luke xiii. 16. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other. [1913 Webster]
- Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 9. (Law) (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant. --Abbott. (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service. [1913 Webster]
- To bind over, to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.
- To bind to, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife.
- To bind up in, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bound \Bound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bounding.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine. [1913 Webster]
- Where full measure only bounds excess. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Phlegethon . . . Whose fiery flood the burning empire bounds. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To name the boundaries of; as, to bound France. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bound \Bound\, v. i. [F. bondir to leap, OF. bondir, bundir, to leap, resound, fr. L. bombitare to buzz, hum, fr. bombus a humming, buzzing. See Bomb.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded across the plain. [1913 Webster]
- Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To rebound, as an elastic ball. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bound \Bound\ (bound), n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde, bodne, F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod, a tuft or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit could be marked. Cf. Bourne.] The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited or restrained; limit; confine; extent; boundary. [1913 Webster]
- He hath compassed the waters with bounds. --Job xxvi. 10. [1913 Webster]
- On earth's remotest bounds. --Campbell. [1913 Webster]
- And mete the bounds of hate and love. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- To keep within bounds, not to exceed or pass beyond assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: See Boundary. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bound \Bound\, v. t.
- 1. To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor. [Collog.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bound \Bound\, a. [Past p. of OE. bounen to prepare, fr. boun ready, prepared, fr. Icel. b[=u]inn, p. p. of b[=u]a to dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower. See Bond, a., and cf. Busk, v.] Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. "The mariner bound homeward." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bound'
From: GCIDE
- Bound \Bound\, n.
- 1. A leap; an elastic spring; a jump. [1913 Webster]
- A bound of graceful hardihood. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Rebound; as, the bound of a ball. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Dancing) Spring from one foot to the other. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bound'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- adjoin,
- affianced,
- affiliate,
- affiliated,
- allied,
- and jump,
- apodictic,
- apprenticed,
- articled,
- assembled,
- associate,
- associated,
- assured,
- backfire,
- backlash,
- backlashing,
- banded together,
- barred,
- befringe,
- beholden,
- beholden to,
- beleaguer,
- beleaguered,
- beset,
- besiege,
- besieged,
- betrothed,
- bind,
- blockade,
- blockaded,
- blocked,
- booked,
- boomerang,
- border,
- border line,
- borders,
- bounce,
- bounce back,
- bound and determined,
- bound back,
- boundary,
- boundary condition,
- boundary line,
- bounded,
- bounden,
- bounden to,
- bounds,
- bourn,
- box in,
- bracketed,
- break boundary,
- breakoff point,
- broad jump,
- buck,
- buckjump,
- cabined,
- cage,
- caged,
- cannon,
- cannon off,
- canter,
- caper,
- capriole,
- carom,
- ceiling,
- certain,
- chamber,
- choked,
- choked up,
- circle in,
- circumscribe,
- circumscription,
- clear,
- clear and distinct,
- clear as day,
- clogged,
- clogged up,
- cloistered,
- close in,
- closed-in,
- collateral,
- collected,
- committed,
- compass,
- compelled,
- compromised,
- conclusive,
- condition,
- conditioned,
- confine,
- confined,
- confines,
- congested,
- conjoined,
- conjugate,
- connected,
- constipated,
- constrained,
- contain,
- contracted,
- contrecoup,
- coop,
- coop in,
- coop up,
- cooped,
- copulate,
- copyright,
- copyrighted,
- cordon,
- cordon off,
- cordoned,
- cordoned off,
- corral,
- corralled,
- correlated,
- costive,
- coupled,
- cramped,
- cribbed,
- curvet,
- cutoff,
- cutoff point,
- deadline,
- decided,
- decisive,
- dedicated,
- define,
- definite,
- delimit,
- delimitate,
- delimitation,
- demarcate,
- demivolt,
- destined,
- determinant,
- determinate,
- determine,
- determined,
- devoted,
- directed,
- discipline,
- disciplined,
- divide,
- division line,
- doomed,
- draw the line,
- duty-bound,
- earnest,
- edge,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- enclosed,
- encompass,
- end,
- enframe,
- engaged,
- enshrine,
- enslaved,
- extent,
- extremity,
- fast,
- fastened,
- fated,
- fence in,
- fenced,
- fettered,
- finish,
- finite,
- fix,
- fixed,
- floor,
- fly back,
- flying jump,
- forced,
- foul,
- fouled,
- fox-trot,
- frame,
- fringe,
- frolic,
- frontier,
- full,
- galliard,
- gallop,
- gambol,
- gathered,
- gelandesprung,
- get,
- git,
- grand jete,
- guaranteed,
- hampered,
- hand-in-glove,
- hand-in-hand,
- handcuffed,
- handspring,
- have repercussions,
- headed,
- hedge,
- hedge about,
- hedge in,
- hedged,
- hem,
- hem in,
- hemmed,
- high jump,
- high-water mark,
- Highland fling,
- hightail,
- hippety-hop,
- hop,
- hop along,
- hotfoot,
- house in,
- hurdle,
- immured,
- implicated,
- impound,
- imprison,
- imprisoned,
- in bonds,
- in chains,
- in duty bound,
- in irons,
- incarcerate,
- incarcerated,
- include,
- incorporated,
- indebted to,
- indentured,
- ineluctable,
- inevitable,
- infarcted,
- integrated,
- intended,
- interface,
- interlinked,
- interlocked,
- interrelated,
- intimate,
- involved,
- ironbound,
- jail,
- jailed,
- jammed,
- jete,
- jig,
- joined,
- jump,
- jump over,
- jump shot,
- jump turn,
- jump-hop,
- jump-off,
- kennel,
- kick,
- kick back,
- kickback,
- knotted,
- lap,
- lash back,
- lavolta,
- lay off,
- leagued,
- leaguer,
- leaguered,
- leap,
- leap over,
- leapfrog,
- likely,
- limen,
- limit,
- limitation,
- limited,
- limiting factor,
- limits,
- line,
- line of demarcation,
- linked,
- list,
- long jump,
- lop,
- lope,
- low-water mark,
- lower limit,
- make tracks,
- manacled,
- march,
- marge,
- margin,
- marginate,
- mark,
- mark boundaries,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- mark the periphery,
- matched,
- mated,
- measure,
- merged,
- mete,
- mew,
- mew up,
- mewed,
- moderate,
- moderated,
- morris,
- narrow,
- necessary,
- negotiate,
- obligate,
- obligated,
- obliged,
- obliged to,
- obstinate,
- obstipated,
- obstructed,
- of that ilk,
- of that kind,
- overjump,
- overleap,
- overskip,
- packed,
- paired,
- paled,
- parallel,
- patent,
- patented,
- pen,
- pen in,
- penned,
- pent-up,
- perfectly sure,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- pledged,
- plighted,
- plugged,
- plugged up,
- pocket,
- pole vault,
- positive,
- pounce,
- pounce on,
- pounce upon,
- precincts,
- predestined,
- predetermined,
- prescribed,
- promised,
- proscribed,
- purfle,
- purl,
- purlieus,
- purposeful,
- qualified,
- qualify,
- quarantine,
- quarantined,
- rail in,
- railed,
- rebound,
- rebuff,
- recalcitrate,
- recalcitration,
- recoil,
- register,
- related,
- relentless,
- repercuss,
- repercussion,
- repulse,
- required,
- resile,
- resilience,
- resolute,
- resolved,
- restrain,
- restrained,
- restrict,
- restricted,
- ricochet,
- rim,
- romp,
- rope off,
- run,
- running broad jump,
- running high jump,
- saddled,
- saut de basque,
- scant,
- scheduled,
- secured,
- separate,
- serious,
- set off,
- set the limit,
- shackled,
- shrine,
- shut in,
- shut up,
- shut-in,
- side,
- sincere,
- single-minded,
- ski jump,
- skip,
- skirt,
- snap back,
- specialize,
- specify,
- spliced,
- spring,
- spring back,
- sprint,
- stable,
- stake out,
- start,
- start aside,
- start up,
- starting line,
- starting point,
- steeplechase,
- step,
- step along,
- step lively,
- stint,
- stopped,
- stopped up,
- strait,
- straiten,
- straitened,
- strapped,
- stuffed,
- stuffed up,
- sure,
- sure-enough,
- surround,
- sworn,
- target date,
- tenacious,
- term,
- terminal date,
- terminus,
- tethered,
- threshold,
- tied,
- tied down,
- tied up,
- time allotment,
- tour jete,
- trammeled,
- trim,
- trip,
- trot,
- true,
- twinned,
- unambiguous,
- under obligation,
- underwritten,
- undivided,
- unequivocal,
- united,
- univocal,
- unmistakable,
- updive,
- upleap,
- upper limit,
- upspring,
- vault,
- verge,
- wall in,
- walled,
- walled-in,
- warranted,
- wed,
- wedded,
- wholehearted,
- wrap,
- yard,
- yard up,
- yoked
Words containing 'Bound'
- Bound up in,
- Bounded,
- Bounding,
- bound off,
- bound up,
- bounds,
- out of bounds,
- Bound Brook,
- Bound bailiff,
- Butts and bounds,
- Homeward bound,
- bound form,
- bound morpheme,
- bounded interval,
- in-bounds,
- know no bounds,
- lower bound,
- muscle bound,
- out-of-bounds,
- upper bound,
- within bounds,
- Bound Brook, NJ,
- Gold-bound,
- Half-bound,
- Snow-bound,
- South Bound Brook,
- To keep within bounds,
- Water-bound,
- Weather-bound,
- Wood-bound,
- bound up involved wrapped up,
- brass-bound,
- cloth-bound,
- desk-bound,
- duty-bound,
- frost-bound,
- hard-bound,
- home-bound,
- homeward-bound,
- muscle-bound,
- outward-bound,
- spell-bound,
- well-bound,
- South Bound Brook, NJ,
- stormbound storm-bound