BOUND as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a light springing movement upwards or forwards
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a line determining the limits of an area
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

BOUND as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • place limits on (extent or access)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • restrict the use of this parking lot
    • limit the time you can spend with your friends
    Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • spring back
    • spring away from an impact
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The rubber ball bounced
    • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
    Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • move forward by leaps and bounds
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The horse bounded across the meadow
    • The child leapt across the puddle
    • Can you jump over the fence?
    Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • form the boundary of
    • be contiguous to
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)

BOUND as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • confined by bonds
    Usage Example(s)
    • bound and gagged hostages
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  2. Meaning
    • secured with a cover or binding
    • often used as a combining form
    Usage Example(s)
    • bound volumes
    • leather-bound volumes
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  3. Meaning
    • held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
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  4. Meaning
    • bound by contract
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  5. Meaning
    • headed or intending to head in a certain direction
    • often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students”
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • children bound for school
    • a flight destined for New York
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  6. Meaning
    • covered or wrapped with a bandage
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the bandaged wound on the back of his head
    • an injury bound in fresh gauze
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  7. Meaning
    • bound by an oath
    Usage Example(s)
    • a bound official
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