Bound - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |baʊnd|  American pronunciation of the word bound
Brit.  |baʊnd|  British pronunciation of the word bound
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to bind
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to bind

noun

- a line determining the limits of an area (syn: boundary, edge)
- the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (syn: boundary)
- the greatest possible degree of something (syn: boundary, limit)
what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (syn: bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring)

verb

- move forward by leaps and bounds (syn: jump, leap, spring)
The horse bounded across the meadow
- form the boundary of; be contiguous to (syn: border)
- place limits on (extent or amount or access) (syn: confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel)
- spring back; spring away from an impact (syn: bounce, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, spring)

adjective

- (usually followed by `to') governed by fate (syn: destined)
bound to happen
- covered or wrapped with a bandage
an injury bound in fresh gauze
- headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' (syn: destined)
children bound for school
- bound by an oath
a bound official
- bound by contract (syn: indentured)
- confined in the bowels
he is bound in the belly

Extra examples

The horses started with a sudden bound.

He was so violently sick he declared he was bound to die.

I am bound to do what I promised you.

Something like that was bound to happen sooner or later.

Two sticks of dynamite bound together by tape

She bound her hair in a ponytail.

The flowers were bound together with thin wire.

...for bibliophiles, no electronic device could possibly give the tactile pleasure of a beautifully bound book...

...you have sworn to tell the truth in this court, and henceforward you are bound by your oath...

They bound his legs tight.

He was bound to the mast of his ship.

The sticks of wood were bound together in bunches.

Parcels must be properly bound up for posting to other countries.

The prisoner was bound to a post and shot.

The youngest son was bound to a master builder for seven years.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: bound
he/she/it: bounds
present participle: bounding
past tense: bounded
past participle: bounded
noun
singular: bound
plural: bounds
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