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verb
1.
simple past tense and past participle of bind.
adjective
2.
tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner.
3.
made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family.
4.
secured within a cover, as a book.
5.
under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract.
6.
EXPANDdestined; sure; certain: It is bound to happen.
7.
determined or resolved: He is bound to go.
8.
Pathology. constipated.
9.
Mathematics. (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction. Compare free (def. 31).
10.
held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union.
11.
COLLAPSE(of a linguistic form) occurring only in combination with other forms, as most affixes. Compare free (def. 34).
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Bounds
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
12.
bound up in/with,
a.
inseparably connected with.
b.
devoted or attached to: She is bound up in her teaching.
Origin:
past participle and past tense of bind
past participle and past tense of bind
Related forms
bound·ness, noun
Synonyms
5. liable, obligated, obliged, compelled.
5. liable, obligated, obliged, compelled.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring: The colt bounded through the meadow.
2.
to rebound, as a ball; bounce: The ball bounded against the wall.
noun
3.
a leap onward or upward; jump.
4.
a rebound; bounce.
noun
1.
Usually, bounds. limit or boundary: the bounds of space and time; within the bounds of his estate; within the bounds of reason.
2.
something that limits, confines, or restrains.
4.
Mathematics. a number greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, all the numbers in a given set. Compare greatest lower bound, least upper bound, lower bound, upper bound.
verb (used with object)
5.
to limit by or as if by bounds; keep within limits or confines.
6.
to form the boundary or limit of.
7.
to name or list the boundaries of.
verb (used without object)
Idiom8.
to abut.
9.
out of bounds,
a.
beyond the official boundaries, prescribed limits, or restricted area: The ball bounced out of bounds.
b.
forbidden; prohibited: The park is out of bounds to students.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English bounde < Anglo-French; Old French bone, bonde, variant of bodne < Medieval Latin budina, of uncertain origin; compare bourn2
1175–1225; Middle English bounde < Anglo-French; Old French bone, bonde, variant of bodne < Medieval Latin budina, of uncertain origin; compare bourn2
Related forms
bound·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. border, frontier, confine.
1. border, frontier, confine.
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| bounds (baʊndz) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | (sometimes singular) a limit; boundary (esp in the phrase know no bounds) |
| 2. | something that restrains or confines, esp the standards of a society: within the bounds of modesty |
| 3. | beat the bounds See beat |
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bounds
limits or boundaries of a tract of land as identified by natural landmarks, such as rivers, or by man-made structures, such as roads, or by stakes or other markers. A principal legal type of land description in the United States, metes-and-bounds descriptions are commonly used wherever survey areas are irregular in size and shape. The land boundaries are run out by courses and distances, and monuments, natural or artificial, are fixed at the corners, or angles. A course is the direction of a line, usually with respect to a meridian but sometimes with respect to the magnetic north. Distance is the length of a course measured in some well-known unit, such as feet or chains
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