Sekirov Dictionary

bound

/ˈbaʊ̯nd/

adjective9

  1. Obliged (to).
  2. very likely or almost certain to do something or to happen
  3. Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
  4. [in compounds] Confined or restricted to a certain place.
  5. [in compounds] Unable to move in certain conditions.
  6. That cannot stand alone as a free word.
  7. Constrained by a quantifier.
  8. (old-fashioned) Constipated; costive.
  9. (no longer used) Ready, prepared.

verb6

  1. To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
  2. To be the bound of.
  3. To leap, move by jumping.
  4. To cause to leap.
  5. (old-fashioned) To rebound; to bounce.
  6. (old-fashioned) To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

noun5

  1. A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
  2. A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
  3. A sizeable jump, great leap.
  4. (old-fashioned) A bounce; a rebound.
  5. A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
forms

bounded · bounding · boundeth · bounds · boundest · more bound · most bound

Phrases with bound

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