bound
bound
baƊnd
bawnd
/bˈa‍ʊnd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "bound"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻžāύ⧋, āĻāĻžāρāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to leap or spring forward with energy and enthusiasm, often with all feet leaving the ground simultaneously
Intransitive
to bound definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the athlete neared the finish line, he bounded with determination to secure the victory.
āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϜāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to establish or define limits or boundaries for something
Transitive: to bound sth
to bound definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher asked the students to bound their essays within a maximum word count for the assignment.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžāχāύāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϰāϚāύāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to establish or delineate the border or edge of an area, setting it apart from other regions
Transitive: to bound an area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Mountain ranges often bound different regions, creating distinct landscapes on either side.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖā§€āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞāϕ⧇ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āĻĒ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻžāύ⧋

to rebound or spring back after an impact
Intransitive: to bound somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After bouncing the ball against the wall, it bounded back with unexpected force.
āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻŋāϤ

restricted or confined by physical restraints or bonds
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt bound by the responsibilities of caring for her elderly parents.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

chemically or physically joined to another element, substance, or material

03

(often used of books) secured with a cover or binding

04

headed or intending to head in a particular direction

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They were bound westward across the plains.
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covered, wrapped, or secured with a bandage

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unable to pass stools

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restricted by an oath or promise

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legally or contractually obligated

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āϘāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž, āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ

likely to happen or sure to experience something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Given her dedication and hard work, she is bound to succeed in her new role.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤
01

a line or boundary marking the limits of an area

02

the maximum possible degree, limit, or extent of something

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a light, energetic leap or jump forward

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

bounded
bounder
rebound
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