what does bound mean?
BOUND as NOUN
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- a light springing movement upwards or forwards
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Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a line determining the limits of an area
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Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BOUND as VERB
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- place limits on (extent or access)
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- 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
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- spring back
- spring away from an impact
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- 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
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- move forward by leaps and bounds
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- 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
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- form the boundary of
- be contiguous to
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Hypernyms(s) bound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BOUND as ADJECTIVE
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- bound and gagged hostages
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- secured with a cover or binding
- often used as a combining form
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- bound volumes
- leather-bound volumes
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- held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
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- headed or intending to head in a certain direction
- often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students”
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- children bound for school
- a flight destined for New York
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- covered or wrapped with a bandage
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- the bandaged wound on the back of his head
- an injury bound in fresh gauze
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