bound

intr.v., bound·ed, bound·ing, bounds.

1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
3. To bounce; rebound.

n.

1. A leap; a jump.
2. A rebound; a bounce.

[French bondir, to bounce, from Old French, to resound, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bombitīre, from Latin bombitāre, to hum, from bombus, a humming sound, from Greek bombos.]

bound² (bound)
n.

1. A boundary; a limit. Often used in the plural: Our joy knew no bounds. Your remarks exceed the bounds of reason.
2. bounds The territory on, within, or near limiting lines: the bounds of the kingdom.

v., bound·ed, bound·ing, bounds.

v.tr.

1. To set a limit to; confine: a high wall that bounded the prison yard; lives that were bounded by poverty.
2. To constitute the boundary or limit of: a city park that was bounded by busy streets.
3. To identify the boundaries of; demarcate.

v.intr.

To border on another place, state, or country.

[Middle English, from Old French bodne, bonde and Anglo-Norman bunde, both from Medieval Latin bodina, of Celtic origin.]

bound³ (bound)
v.

Past tense and past participle of bind.

adj.

1. Confined by bonds; tied: bound and gagged hostages.
2. Being under legal or moral obligation: bound by my promise.
3. Equipped with a cover or binding: bound volumes.
4. Predetermined; certain: We're bound to be late.
5. Determined; resolved: She's bound to be mayor.
6. Linguistics. Being a form, especially a morpheme, that cannot stand as an independent word, such as a prefix or suffix.
7. Constipated.

bound⁴ (bound)
adj.

Headed or intending to head in a specified direction: commuters bound for home; a south-bound train.

[Alteration of Middle English boun, ready, from Old Norse būinn, past participle of būa, to get ready.]

verb

To move in a lively way: bounce, jump, leap, spring. See move/halt.

noun

1. A sudden lively movement: bounce, jump, leap, spring. See move/halt.
2. An act of bouncing or a bouncing movement: bounce, rebound. See approach/retreat, move/halt.

bound²

verb

1. To put or form a border on: border, edge, fringe, margin, rim, skirt, verge. See edge/center.
2. To be contiguous or next to: abut, adjoin, border, butt, join, meet, neighbor, touch, verge. See near/far/distance.
3. To fix the limits of: delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, limit, mark (off or out), measure. See limited/unlimited.

noun

1. A demarcation point or boundary beyond which something does not extend or occur. confine (used in plural), end, limit. See edge/center.
2. The boundary surrounding a certain area. confine (used in plural), limit (used in plural), precinct (often used in plural). See limited/unlimited.

bound³

adjective

Owing something, such as gratitude or appreciation, to another: beholden, indebted, obligated, obliged. Archaic bounden. Idioms: under obligation. See obligation.

Idioms beginning with bound:
bound for
bound to, be
bound up in

See also by leaps and bounds; duty bound; honor bound; out of bounds; within bounds. Also see under bind.

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adj

Definition: obligated; destined
Antonyms: allowed, free, permitted, unbounded, unobliged, unrestricted

v

Definition: restrict
Antonyms: allow, let go, permit, unbind, unrestrict

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A gait in which the animal progresses in a series of bounds instead of a normal walking or running gait.

(DOD, NATO) 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.

IN BRIEF: Fastened; tied. Obligated; obliged.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed but I am bound to live the best life that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right and part from him when he goes wrong. — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865); American statesman; sixteenth president (1861-1865); assassinated following Civil War

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - springe, hoppe
n. - spring, hop

2.
n. - begrænsning, grænse
v. tr. - begrænse, afgrænse
v. intr. - tilgrænse

3.
adj. - bestemt for

idioms:

• bound for    bestemt for, med kurs imod

4.
adj. - bundet, forpligtet

idioms:

• be bound up in    nært knyttet til, hengiven over for

Nederlands (Dutch)
springen, begrenzen, stuiten, sprong, grens, gebonden, verplicht, vastbesloten

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - bondir, sauter
n. - saut, bond

2.
n. - limite(s), borne(s), (Sport) hors du terrain
v. tr. - borner (un terrain, un pays)
v. intr. - toucher à, confiner à (un autre pays)

3.
adj. - lié, attaché, (Ling) lié (morphème), relié (un livre)

idioms:

• bound for    à destination de, en route pour, en direction de, en partance pour

4.
adj. - (fig) obligé, tenu, sûr, certain

idioms:

• bound up in    (être) focalisé sur (une chose), (être) étroitement lié à
• bound up with    (être) étroitement lié à

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - eingrenzen, begrenzen, abgrenzen
n. - Grenze

2.
n. - Satz, Sprung
v. - hüpfen, springen

3.
adj. - unterwegs, bestimmt

idioms:

• bound for    in Richtung

4.
adj. - gebunden, gefesselt

idioms:

• bound up in    vertieft sein in, festgelegt sein, fest verbunden sein
• bound up with    zu tun haben mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναπηδώ, εκτινάσσομαι, πηγαίνω με δρασκελιές, ορίζω, περιορίζω
n. - αναπήδηση, άλμα, όριο, σύνορο
adj. - προοριζόμενος (για), κατευθυνόμενος (προς), δεσμευμένος, υποχρεωμένος, σίγουρος

idioms:

• be bound up in    απορροφημένος με/σε
• bound for    κατευθυνόμενος προς

Italiano (Italian)
circoscrivere, rimbalzare, salto, rimbalzo, vincolato

idioms:

• be bound up in    essere immerso in
• bound for    diretto a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - imp. e p.p. de bind, saltar, formar fronteira
n. - salto (m), área (f) fronteiriça
adj. - certo, ter obrigação de, encadernado, derivado

idioms:

• be bound up in    muito ocupado com ou interessado em
• bound for    com destino a

Русский (Russian)
ограничивать, скакать, предел, граница, связанный, поглощенный

idioms:

• be bound up in    быть связанным
• bound for    направляться куда-либо

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - botar, saltar, brincar, rebotar
n. - salto, bote, brinco, rebote

2.
n. - límite, linde, circunscripción
v. tr. - señalar los límites, circunscribir, lindar
v. intr. - señalar los límites, lindar con, brincar, rebotar

3.
adj. - destinado, obligado, atado, ligado, sujeto

idioms:

• bound for    con destino a, dirigirse a

4.
adj. - vinculado, atento

idioms:

• bound up in    estar absorto en, prestar atención solamente a una cosa, estar concentrado en una cosa
• bound up with    estar relacionado muy de cerca

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - studsa, skutta, spritta, begränsa
n. - skutt, hopp, språng, gräns
adj. - bunden, destinerad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 接壤, 边界, 界限, 范围, 领域

2. 跳跃, 弹回, 使跳跃, 使弹回, 跳起

3. 被缚住的, 装订好的, 装有封面的, 受束缚的, 非做不可的, 有义务的

idioms:

• bound for    前往...

4. 正在前往的, 打算前去的

idioms:

• be bound up in    热心于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 正在前往的, 打算前去的

idioms:

• be bound up in    熱心於

2.
adj. - 被縛住的, 裝訂好的, 裝有封面的, 受束縛的, 非做不可的, 有義務的

idioms:

• bound for    前往...

3.
v. intr. - 接壤
n. - 邊界, 界限, 範圍, 領域

4.
n. - 跳躍, 彈回
v. tr. - 使跳躍, 使彈回
v. intr. - 跳躍, 彈回, 跳起

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 넘실거리다, 튀다
n. - 튀어 오름

2.
n. - 경계, 범위
v. tr. - ~에 경계를 긋다, ~을 제한하다
v. intr. - 경계를 접하다

3.
adj. - ~행의

idioms:

• bound for    ~행의

4.
adj. - 묶인, 제본한, ~할 의무가 있는

idioms:

• be bound up in    ~와 밀접한 관계가 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 弾み, 跳躍, 境界, 限界, はずみ
v. - 飛び上がる, 弾む, 境を接する, 制限する
adj. - 縛られた, 束縛された, 装丁された, 閉ざされた, …行きの

idioms:

• be bound up in    夢中である
• bound for    ～行きの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحدد, يحصر, قفز (الاسم) وثبه, حدود (صفه) مقيد, مربوط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קפץ, ניתר, דילג‬
n. - ‮קפיצה, ניתור‬
n. - ‮תחום, גבול‬
v. tr. - ‮תחם תחום‬
v. intr. - ‮גבל ב-‬
adj. - ‮פניו מועדות ל-, בדרך ל-‬
adj. - ‮כרוך, קשור, ודאי, חייב, מוכרח, בטוח‬

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