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bound

/ bound /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
bound by an oath
"a bound official"
Similar:
sworn
adjective satellite Sense 2
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"
Similar:
oriented orientated
adjective Sense 3
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
Similar:
conjugate conjugated
Opposites:
free
Domain:
chemistry chemical science physics
adjective Sense 4
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
"bound volumes"
"leather-bound volumes"
Similar:
brassbound cased half-bound paperback paperbacked well-bound
Opposites:
unbound
adjective Sense 5
confined by bonds
"bound and gagged hostages"
Similar:
chained enchained in chains(p) fettered in bonds(p) in fetters(p) shackled furled
Opposites:
unbound
See also:
unfree
verb Sense 6
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Type of:
enclose hold in confine
Kinds of:
skirt verge shore
Derived:
margin border perimeter edge boundary line
See also:
border on approach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 7
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
Type of:
extremity
Kinds of:
hairline frontier heliopause boundary line border
Derived:
border restrict restrain trammel limit
adjective satellite Sense 8
covered or wrapped with a bandage
"the bandaged wound on the back of his head"
"an injury bound in fresh gauze"
Similar:
treated
verb Sense 9
move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"
"The child leapt across the puddle"
"Can you jump over the fence?"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
pronk bounce resile take a hop spring
Derived:
leap leaping spring saltation bounce
See also:
leap out jump out jump stand out stick out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 10
a line determining the limits of an area
Type of:
line
Kinds of:
rim margin border perimeter periphery
Derived:
border restrict restrain trammel limit
adjective satellite Sense 11
bound by contract
Similar:
unfree
verb Sense 12
spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"
"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Type of:
jump leap spring
Kinds of:
kick back recoil kick skip bound off
Derived:
ricochet carom recoil repercussion rebound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 13
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"
"limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Type of:
control hold in hold
Kinds of:
reduce tighten tie gate draw the line
Derived:
boundary edge bounds limiter clipper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 14
a light springing movement upwards or forwards
Type of:
jump jumping
Kinds of:
caper capriole pounce
Derived:
jump leap spring bounce resile
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
21
Total Relationships
112
Times Searched
3
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sworn oriented orientated conjugate conjugated free brassbound cased half-bound paperback paperbacked well-bound