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Meaning of bound
verb
- To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- To cohere or stick together in a mass. Example: Just to make the cheese more binding
- To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction. Example: I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.
- To exert a binding or restraining influence. Example: These are the ties that bind.
- To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc. Example: to bind grain in bundlesâ to bind a prisoner
adjective
- (with infinitive) Obliged (to). Example: You are not legally bound to reply.
- (of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
- (of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
- Constipated; costive.
- Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
adjective
- Ready, prepared.
- Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of). Example: Is that message bound for me?
- (with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to Example: They were bound to come into conflict eventually.
noun
- (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory. Example: I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.
- A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
verb
- To surround a territory or other geographical entity. Example: France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.
- To be the boundary of.
noun
- A sizeable jump, great leap. Example: The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.
- A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
- A bounce; a rebound. Example: the bound of a ball
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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