Definitions for bound
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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. boundary, edge, bound(noun)

   a line determining the limits of an area

2. boundary, bound, bounds(noun)

   the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

3. 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"

4. leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce(adj)

   a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

5. bound(adj)

   confined by bonds

   "bound and gagged hostages"

6. bound(adj)

   held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

7. bound(adj)

   secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form

   "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"

8. 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"

9. bandaged, bound(adj)

   covered or wrapped with a bandage

   "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"

10. 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"

11. bound(adj)

    bound by an oath

    "a bound official"

12. apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured(adj)

    bound by contract

13. bound(p)(verb)

    confined in the bowels

    "he is bound in the belly"

14. 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?"

15. bound, border(verb)

    form the boundary of; be contiguous to

16. 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"

17. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bound

   of Bind

2. Bound

   of Bind

3. 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

4. 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

5. Bound(verb)

   to name the boundaries of; as, to bound France

6. 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

7. Bound(verb)

   to rebound, as an elastic ball

8. Bound(verb)

   to make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse

9. Bound(verb)

   to cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor

10. Bound(noun)

    a leap; an elastic spring; a jump

11. Bound(noun)

    rebound; as, the bound of a ball

12. Bound(noun)

    spring from one foot to the other

13. Bound

    imp. & p. p. of Bind

14. Bound

    restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like

15. Bound

    inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume

16. Bound

    under legal or moral restraint or obligation

17. Bound

    constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail

18. Bound

    resolved; as, I am bound to do it

19. Bound

    constipated; costive

20. 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

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. 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.]

3. 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.]

4. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bound' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2246

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bound' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2205

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bound' in Verbs Frequency: #654

How to pronounce bound?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bound in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bound in a Sentence

1. Tenet Chief Executive Trevor Fetter:

   It was bound to happen.

2. Herman Melville:

   Life's a voyage that's homeward bound.

3. Jeb Bush:

   I think we're duty-bound to provide support.

4. Abdul Hamid:

   They beat us and we were kept bound in a room.

5. William Shakespeare:

   I am not bound to please thee with my answers.

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