Nearby Words
Textbooks at Half.com www.half.com/Textbooks Out Of Bounds Get Better Deals at Half.com
Out Of Bounds www.ask.com/Out+Of+Bounds Get Out Of Bounds Find Out Of Bounds
Dictionary.com Mobile www.dictionary.com/mobile Join 45 Million Happy Mobile Users Today On Our Award-Winning Four Star App. Download Now!
Ads
adjective
1.
Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
2.
beyond any established boundaries or prescribed limits; prohibited; forbidden.
3.
further than or beyond established limits, as of behavior or thought.
Origin:
1855–60
1855–60
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To out-of-bounds
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Out-of-bounds
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
WordNet
| out-of-bounds | |
adjective | |
| 1. | outside the foul lines |
| 2. | barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits" [syn: off-limits] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Out-of-bounds
Matching Quote
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
