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bound

4  [bound]
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–adjective
1. going or intending to go; on the way to; destined (usually fol. by for): The train is bound for Denver.
2. Archaic. prepared; ready.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME b(o)un ready < ON būinn, ptp. of būa to get ready
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: bound
Function: adjective
: placed under a legal or moral restraint or obligation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bound
Pronunciation: 'baund
Function: adjective
1 : made costive : CONSTIPATED
2 : held in chemical or physical combination <bound water in a molecule>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

bound for

On the way to, heading for. For example, This bus is bound for Broadway. It is also found in a well-known gospel hymn in which the singer is "bound for the land of Canaan." This phrase stems from the 12th-century meaning of bound as "ready" or "prepared."

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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