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bound
[bound]
verb
bound (verb) · bounds (third person present) · bounded (past tense) · bounded (past participle) · bounding (present participle)

walk or run with leaping strides:
"Louis came bounding down the stairs" · "the dog bounded up to him"
(of an object, typically a round one) rebound from a surface:
"bullets bounded off the veranda"
noun
bound (noun) · bounds (plural noun)

a leaping movement upward:
"I went up the steps in two effortless bounds"
Origin
early 16th century (as a noun): from French bond (noun), bondir (verb) ‘resound’, later ‘rebound’, from late Latin bombitare, from Latin bombus ‘humming’.
bound
[bound]
noun
(bounds)
bounds (plural noun) · bound (noun)

a territorial limit; a boundary:
"the ancient bounds of the forest"
a limitation or restriction on feeling or action:
"it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the issue could arise again" · "enthusiasm to join the union knew no bounds"
technical
a limiting value:
"an upper bound on each modulus"
verb
(be bounded)
bound (verb) · bounds (third person present) · bounded (past tense) · bounded (past participle) · bounding (present participle)

form the boundary of; enclose:
"the ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other"
place within certain limits; restrict:
"freedom of action is bounded by law"
Origin
Middle English (in the senses ‘landmark’ and ‘borderland’): from Old French bodne, from medieval Latin bodina, earlier butina, of unknown ultimate origin.
bound
[bound]
adjective
bound (adjective)

going or ready to go toward a specified place:
"the three moon-bound astronauts" · "trains bound for Chicago"
destined or likely to have a specified experience:
"they were bound for disaster"
Origin
Middle English boun (in the sense ‘ready, dressed’), from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa ‘get ready’; the final -d is euphonic, or influenced by bound.
bound
[bound]
verb
bound (past tense)

past and past participle of bind
adjective
bound (adjective)

certain to do or have something:
"there is bound to be a change of plan"
obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something:
"I'm bound to do what I can to help Sam" · "I'm bound to say that I'm not sure"
restricted or confined to a specified place:
"his job kept him city-bound"
prevented from operating normally by the specified conditions:
"blizzard-bound Boston"
(of a book) having a specified binding:
"fine leather-bound books"
linguistics
(of a morpheme) unable to occur alone, e.g., dis- in dismount.
constipated.
bind
[bīnd]
verb
bound (past tense) · bound (past participle)

tie or fasten (something) tightly:
"the logs were bound together with ropes" · "the magician bound her wrists with a silk scarf"
restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet:
"the raider then bound and gagged Mr. Glenn"
wrap (something) tightly:
"her hair was bound up in a towel"
bandage (a wound):
"he cleaned the wound and bound it up with a clean dressing" · "they bound his wounds as best they could, using pieces of fabric ripped from their shirts"
(be bound with)
(of an object) be encircled by something, typically metal bands, so as to have greater strength:
"an ancient oak chest bound with brass braces"
cohere or cause to cohere in a single mass:
"mix the flour with the coconut and enough egg white to bind them" · "clay is made up chiefly of tiny soil particles that bind together tightly"
cause (painting pigments) to form a smooth medium by mixing them with oil:
"use a white that is bound in linseed oil"
hold by chemical bonding:
"a protein in a form that can bind DNA"
cause (people) to feel united:
"it's music that has bound us together" · "we have many ties that bind us—historical, cultural, and economical"
impose a legal or contractual obligation on:
"a party who signs a document will normally be bound by its terms"
(be bound by)
be hampered or constrained by:
"Sarah did not want to be bound by a rigid timetable"
formal
(bind oneself)
make a contractual or enforceable undertaking:
"the government cannot bind itself as to the form of subsequent legislation"
secure (a contract), typically with a sum of money.
indenture (someone) as an apprentice:
"he was bound apprentice at the age of sixteen"
fix together and enclose (the pages of a book) in a cover:
"a small, fat volume, bound in red morocco"
trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip:
"a ruffle with the edges bound in a contrasting color"
logic
(of a quantifier) be applied to (a given variable) so that the variable falls within its scope.
linguistics
(of a rule or set of grammatical conditions) determine the relationship between (coreferential noun phrases).
Origin
Old English bindan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German binden, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bandh.
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verb
walk or run with leaping strides:
leap
jump
spring
bounce
hop
vault
hurdle
skip
bob
dance
prance
romp
caper
cavort
sport
frisk
frolic
gambol
gallop
hurtle
curvet
rollick
capriole
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noun
a leaping movement upward:
leap
jump
spring
bounce
hop
vault
hurdle
curvet
capriole
noun
a territorial limit; a boundary:
borders
boundaries
confines
limits
extremities
margins
edges
fringes
marches
periphery
perimeter
circumference
compass
precinct
pale
outer limits
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a limitation or restriction on feeling or action:
limits
confines
restrictions
limitations
demarcations
proportions
verb
form the boundary of; enclose:
enclose
surround
encircle
circle
ring
circumscribe
border
close in
hem in
lock in
cut off
hedge in
wall in
fence in
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place within certain limits; restrict:
limit
restrict
confine
cramp
straiten
restrain
circumscribe
demarcate
delimit
define
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adjective
certain to do or have something:
certain
sure
guaranteed
destined
predestined
fated
nailed on
very likely
obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something:
obligated
obliged
compelled
required
duty-bound
honor-bound
constrained
pledged
committed
under obligation
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verb
tie or fasten (something) tightly:
tie
tie up
hold together
secure
attach
rope
strap
lash
truss
tether
hitch
chain
fetter
pinion
shackle
hobble
moor
fasten (together)
make fast
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Opposite:
untie
release
wrap (something) tightly:
wrap
envelop
swaddle
bandage
cover
cloak
shroud
drape
wind
enfold
bedeck
overlay
encase
sheathe
bundle up
muffle up
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bandage (a wound):
bandage
dress
cover
wrap
swathe
swaddle
strap up
tape up
cohere or cause to cohere in a single mass:
stick
cohere
cause (people) to feel united:
unite
join
bond
knit together
draw together
yoke together
Opposite:
separate
trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip:
trim
hem
edge
border
fringe
rim
band
finish
purfle