What does bound mean?
Definitions for bound
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word bound.
Princeton's WordNet
boundary, edge, bound(noun)
a line determining the limits of an area
boundary, bound, bounds(noun)
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
limit, bound, boundary(noun)
the greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce(adj)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
bound(adj)
confined by bonds
"bound and gagged hostages"
bound(adj)
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
bound(adj)
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
"bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"
bound(p), destined(adj)
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
"bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
bandaged, bound(adj)
covered or wrapped with a bandage
"the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
bound, destined(adj)
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
"children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"
bound(adj)
bound by an oath
"a bound official"
apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured(adj)
bound by contract
bound(p)(verb)
confined in the bowels
"he is bound in the belly"
jump, leap, bound, spring(verb)
move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
bound, border(verb)
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle(verb)
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet(verb)
spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Webster Dictionary
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Bound(noun)
the external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited or restrained; limit; confine; extent; boundary
Bound(verb)
to limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine
Bound(verb)
to name the boundaries of; as, to bound France
Bound(verb)
to move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded across the plain
Bound(verb)
to rebound, as an elastic ball
Bound(verb)
to make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse
Bound(verb)
to cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor
Bound(noun)
a leap; an elastic spring; a jump
Bound(noun)
rebound; as, the bound of a ball
Bound(noun)
spring from one foot to the other
Bound
imp. & p. p. of Bind
Bound
restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like
Bound
inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume
Bound
under legal or moral restraint or obligation
Bound
constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail
Bound
resolved; as, I am bound to do it
Bound
constipated; costive
Bound
ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz
Freebase
Bound
Bound is a 1996 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers. Violet, who longs to escape her relationship with her mafioso boyfriend Caesar, enters into a clandestine affair with alluring ex-con Corky, and the two women hatch a scheme to steal $2 million of mafia money. Bound was the first film directed by the Wachowskis, and they took inspiration from Billy Wilder to tell a noir story filled with sex and violence. Financed by Dino De Laurentiis, the film was made on a tight budget with the help of frugal crew members including cinematographer Bill Pope. The directors initially struggled to cast the lesbian characters of Violet and Corky before securing Tilly and Gershon. To choreograph the sex scenes, the directors employed 'sex educator' Susie Bright, who has a bit part in the film. Bound received positive reviews from film critics who praised the humor and style of the directors as well as the realistic portrayal of a lesbian relationship in a mainstream film. Detractors of the film criticized the excessive violence and superficiality of the plot. The film won several festival awards.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bound
bownd, pa.t. and pa.p. of Bind, confined, bandaged: intimately connected with—'bound up in:' of books, having a cover of, as 'bound in morocco,' &c. (with in): under obligation or necessity to, as 'bound to win.'—n. Bound′-bail′iff, a sheriff's officer, so called from his bond given to the sheriff for the discharge of his duty.
Bound
bownd, n. a limit or boundary: the limit of anything, as patience—'to break bounds,' to go beyond what is reasonable or allowable: (pl.) a border-land, land generally within certain understood limits, the district.—v.t. to set bounds to: to limit, restrain, or surround.—n. Bound′ary, a visible limit: border: termination.—p.adj. Bound′ed, restricted, cramped.—n. Bound′er, a boisterous or overbearing person.—adj. Bound′less, having no limit: vast.—n. Bound′lessness. [O. Fr. bonne—Low L. bodina, of doubtful origin; cf. Bret. bonn, a boundary.]
Bound
bownd, v.i. to spring or leap.—n. a spring or leap.—p.adj. Bound′ing, moving forward with a bound: leaping.—By leaps and bounds, by startlingly rapid stages. [Fr. bondir, to spring, in O. Fr. to resound—L. bombitāre. See Boom, the sound.]
Bound
bownd, adj. ready to go—as in 'outward bound,' &c. [Ice. búinn, pa.p of búa, to prepare.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
bound
1. In land warfare, a single movement, usually from cover to cover, made by troops often under enemy fire. 2. (DOD only) Distance covered in one movement by a unit that is advancing by bounds.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bound
Destined for a particular service. Intended voyage to a place.--Ice-bound. Totally surrounded with ice.--Tide-bound, or be-neaped. (See NEAPED.)--Wind-bound. Prevented from sailing by contrary wind.--Where are you bound to?--i.e. To what place are you going?--Bound on a cruise. A corruption of the old word bowne, which is still in use on the northern coasts, and means to make ready, to prepare.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'bound' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2246
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'bound' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2205
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'bound' in Verbs Frequency: #654
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bound in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of bound in a Sentence
What it takes to be a giver/philantropist is just a heart of gold. Yes of course, anyone who bears a heart of gold within him/her is bound to be generous/philantropic. Do you have a heart of gold or not? If Yes, do you have anything to show for it? If No, then you've got to acquire it (a heart of gold). Because, it pays to be generous/philantropic. Besides, no one has ever become poor just because of giving. And so, bet me you yourself can't become poor by the reason of giving generously to someone else/others i.e. anyone/those who you are better off.
This will surely benefit the leading companies in the industry as their market shares are bound to rise, my estimate is in two years the overcapacity will be gone.
Essentially we've had a range bound market for the last nine sessions due to the lack of clarity on these two key issues.
I am duty-bound to be here to simply say that it is your duty not to burn your own house down for anger with an enemy, it is your duty to fortify your own house so that you may be a house of refuge in times of organization.
Humans by nature are always bound to set goals for them which eventually fulfill their needs and desires. It is the force that drives them to achieve more. But moving in the right direction to achieve is usually uncommon because most of the people wish to achieve more in less time and rush to reach the success, thus just work in a cluttered way. To work in the form of a 'Process' is a factor that is not taken into consideration often. The process is something that you need yourself to mold into, to move forward in a coherent manner. Because Process leads you to your goal step by step.
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- مقيدArabic
- граница, скок, предел, ограничавам, скачам, обвързан, задължен, готов, готов да, свързан, решен, на път заBulgarian
- límitCatalan, Valencian
- begrænsetDanish
- umgrenzen, Abgrenzung, Sprung, Grenze, bereit, Schranke, begrenzenGerman
- άλμαGreek
- límite, limitarSpanish
- tõkestamaEstonian
- jauzi, saltoBasque
- کرانPersian
- sidottu, raja-arvo, loikka, reunustaa, hyppiä, hypähdellä, raja, hyppyFinnish
- borne, saut, limite, tenu, obligé, frontière, bond, délimiter, bondir, entourer, sauterFrench
- leumScottish Gaelic
- सीमाHindi
- սահմանArmenian
- costretto, diretto, confinato, portato, incamminato, tenuto, indirizzato, obbligato, destinato, frontiera, salto, confinare, balzare, accerchiare, confine, balzo, limite, delimitareItalian
- כבולHebrew
- 界, 行き, 向かうJapanese
- limiet, begrenzen, springen, gehouden, bereid, geacht, bestemd, grens, omringen, sprongDutch
- granicaPolish
- obligatRomanian
- обязанный, должный, направляться, лимит, предел, скачок, скакать, непременный, связанный, готовый, граница, прыжок, рубеж, ограничивать, прыгатьRussian
- gränsa till, skutta, gräns, hopp, skuttSwedish
- 界Chinese
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