bound in English

adjective

1

heading toward somewhere.

trains bound for Chicago

2

restricted or confined to a specified place.

his job kept him city-bound

synonyms: tied, chained, fettered, shackled, secured, tied up

3

certain to do or have something.

there is bound to be a change of plan

synonyms: certain, sure, very likely, destined, fated, doomed

4

(of a book) having a specified binding.

fine leather-bound books

5

(of a morpheme) unable to occur alone, e.g., dis- in dismount.

An analogous account can be given of many of the bound morphemes of English and other languages.

6

constipated.

noun

1

a leaping movement upward.

I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

synonyms: leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop

2

a territorial limit; a boundary.

the ancient bounds of the forest

verb

1

walk or run with leaping strides.

Louis came bounding down the stairs

synonyms: leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, skip, bob, dance, prance, gambol, gallop

2

form the boundary of; enclose.

the ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

synonyms: enclose, surround, encircle, circle, border, close in/off, hem in

verb

1

tie or fasten (something) tightly.

floating bundles of logs bound together with ropes

synonyms: tie (up), fasten (together), hold together, secure, make fast, attach, rope, strap, lash, fetter, truss, hog-tie, tether

2

cohere or cause to cohere in a single mass.

mix the flour with the coconut and enough egg white to bind them

3

cause (people) to feel united.

the comradeship that had bound such a disparate bunch of young men together

synonyms: unite, join, bond, knit together, draw together, yoke together

4

impose a legal or contractual obligation on.

a party who signs a document will normally be bound by its terms

5

fix together and enclose (the pages of a book) in a cover.

a small, fat volume, bound in red morocco

6

trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip.

a ruffle with the edges bound in a contrasting color

synonyms: trim, hem, edge, border, fringe, finish, purfle

7

(of a quantifier) be applied to (a given variable) so that the variable falls within its scope.

In two studies in which readers' eye movements were recorded, we examined the processing of pronouns bound by universal quantifiers.

adjective

tied, chained, fettered, shackled, secured, tied up
certain, sure, very likely, destined, fated, doomed
obligated, obliged, compelled, required, constrained, forced
connected, linked, tied, united, allied
indentured, articled
bandaged
destined

noun

leap, leaping, bounds, limit, edge
leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop
leaping, leap, spring, saltation, bounce
bounds, boundary
limit, boundary
edge, boundary

verb

leap, limit, enclose, ricochet, restrain, border
leap, jump, spring, bounce, hop, skip, bob, dance, prance, gambol, gallop
limit, restrict, confine, circumscribe, demarcate, delimit
enclose, surround, encircle, circle, border, close in/off, hem in
leap, spring, jump
ricochet, spring, recoil, bounce, resile, reverberate, rebound
restrain, confine, trammel, throttle, limit, restrict
border

verb

tie (up), unite, constrain, trim, bond, constipate, tie, truss, bandage, obligate
tie (up), fasten (together), hold together, secure, make fast, attach, rope, strap, lash, fetter, truss, hog-tie, tether
unite, join, bond, knit together, draw together, yoke together
constrain, restrict, restrain, trammel, tie hand and foot, tie down, fetter, shackle, hog-tie, hamper, hinder, inhibit
trim, hem, edge, border, fringe, finish, purfle
bond, adhere, stick to, stick, hold fast
constipate
tie
truss, tie up, tie down
bandage
bond, tie, attach
obligate, oblige, hold

Use "bound" in a sentence

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4. Bound (bound), bind·ing, Binds v.tr

5. Bound (bound), Bind·ing, Binds v.tr

6. Bound·ed, Bound·ing, Bounds 1

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8. ManX can be membrane bound or non-membrane bound.

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11. The binding options available for Booklets are: saddle stitched or stapled, perfect bound, loop bound, or Wire-O bound

12. Bound to God.

13. He bound her.

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15. The book has been digitally printed and is hand-bound by Bookward Bound Bindary

16. Bound By spells, the second instalment in the Bound series by Stormy Smith, picks up where the first book, Bound by Duty, left off

17. Bound is the past participle of bind and Bounded is the past participle of bound

18. Acridine Orange emits green when bound to DNA, red when bound to RNA and lysosomes.

19. They bound woods with rope.

20. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being Bound for New York or homeward- Bound

21. Felt duty-bound to go.

22. A threefold cord is bound.

23. They bound the boy's hands.

24. At least we're homeward bound.

25. The ship is outward bound.

26. Periodicals — — Chemical Abstracts – 1952 –1991 (Bound Vols.): Scientific & Technical Journals (Bound Vols): 2000 (approx) 18000 (approx)

27. We are California bound, Annihilated.

28. We are bound together forever.

29. Synonyms for Bandaged include bound, bounden, dressed, drest, covered, swathed, wrapped, wrapt, swaddled and bound up

30. Bind vs. Bound vs. Bounded Bound is a word used in different contexts just like found

31. Bound Carpet Rug with 13 reviews.

32. Tied; in bonds: a Bound prisoner

33. Jimmy is bound to get ahead.

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35. Stormy Smith is the author of the Amazon best seller, Bound by Duty, and Bound By spells

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37. Bound By spells takes everything that was established in Bound by Duty and amps it up 20 notches

38. Booklets must have a bound edge

39. The leaves were bound in disorder.

40. Shaping thermoplastically bound air-permeable parts

41. Judson was bound and dragged off

42. We were homeward bound at last.

43. Bound hand and foot atado de pies y manos; the problems are Bound together existe una estrecha relación entre los problemas; they are Bound up in each other están absortos el uno en el otro; he's Bound up in his work está muy absorbido por su trabajo; to be Bound …

44. Synonyms for Bound in Free Thesaurus

45. The three novels were Bound together

46. The dress is bound with ribbon.

47. He was left bound and gagged .

48. Coenzymes are loosely bound to enzymes

49. Bound , bind·ing , Binds v

50. Bound to be some rumors, panic.