Definition of Bound
Noun
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a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
leap leaping spring saltation bounce -
the greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"
"to the limit of his ability"
limit boundary -
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
boundary bounds -
a line determining the limits of an area
boundary edge
Verb
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spring back
spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"
"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
bounce resile - take a hop spring rebound recoil reverberate ricochet -
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"
"limit the time you can spend with your friends"
restrict restrain trammel limit confine throttle -
form the boundary of
be contiguous to
border -
move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"
"The child leapt across the puddle"
"Can you jump over the fence?"
jump leap spring
Adjective
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confined in the bowels
"he is bound in the belly"
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bound by contract
apprenticed articled indentured -
bound by an oath
"a bound official"
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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"
destined -
covered or wrapped with a bandage
"the bandaged wound on the back of his head"
"an injury bound in fresh gauze"
bandaged -
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
"bound to happen"
"an old house destined to be demolished"
"he is destined to be famous"
destined -
secured with a cover or binding
often used as a combining form
"bound volumes"
"leather-bound volumes"
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held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
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confined by bonds
"bound and gagged hostages"
Word games points for the Bound
- Scrabble® score of the bound (8)
- Word Chums® score of the bound (11)
- Words With Friends® score of the bound (11)
Unscramble bound
31 unscramble word found using the letters bound.
bo, bod, bon, bond, boun, bound, bud, budo, bun, bund, do, dob, don, doun, dub, dun, duo, no, nob, nod, nu, nub, ob, od, on, ou, oud, udo, udon, un, undo,