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bound 1
(bound)intr.v. bound·ed, bound·ing, bounds
1. To leap forward or upward; jump; spring: The dog bounded over the gate.
2. To move forward by leaps or springs: The deer bounded into the woods.
3. To spring back from a surface; rebound: The basketball bounded off the backboard.
n.
1. A leap; a jump: The deer was away in a single bound.
2. A springing back from a surface after hitting it; a bounce: caught the ball on the bound.
[French bondir, to bounce, from Old French, to resound, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bombitīre, from Latin bombitāre, to hum, from bombus, a humming sound, from Greek bombos.]
bound 2
(bound)n.
1. often bounds A boundary; a limit: Our joy knew no bounds. Your remarks exceed the bounds of reason.
2. bounds The territory on, within, or near limiting lines: the bounds of the kingdom.
v. bound·ed, bound·ing, bounds
v.tr.
1. To set a limit to; confine: a high wall that bounded the prison yard; lives that were bounded by poverty.
2. To constitute the boundary or limit of: a city park that was bounded by busy streets.
3. To identify the boundaries of; demarcate.
v.intr.
Idioms: To border on another place, state, or country.
in/within bounds Sports
Within the boundary of a playing field or court and therefore in play or legal.
out of bounds
1. Sports Outside the boundary of a playing field or court and therefore not in play or legal.
2. Outside the boundary of where one is allowed to be; in a forbidden or unauthorized place: The research lab is out of bounds for first-year students.
3. In violation of acceptable rules or standards, as of decency: felt the guest's behavior was out of bounds.
[Middle English, from Old French bodne, bonde and Anglo-Norman bunde, both from Medieval Latin bodina, of Celtic origin.]
bound 3
(bound)v.
Past tense and past participle of bind.
adj.
1. Confined by bonds; tied: bound hostages.
2. Being under legal or moral obligation: bound by my promise.
3. Equipped with a cover or binding: bound volumes.
4. Predetermined; certain: We're bound to be late.
5. Determined; resolved: Many public policy students are bound to be politicians one day.
6. Linguistics Being a form, especially a morpheme, that cannot stand as an independent word, such as a prefix or suffix.
7. Constipated.
bound 4
(bound)adj.
Headed or intending to head in a specified direction: commuters bound for home; a south-bound train.
[Alteration of Middle English boun, ready, from Old Norse būinn, past participle of būa, to get ready; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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bound
(baʊnd)vb
the past tense and past participle of bind
adj
1. in bonds or chains; tied with or as if with a rope: a bound prisoner.
2. (in combination) restricted; confined: housebound; fogbound.
3. (postpositive; foll by an infinitive) destined; sure; certain: it's bound to happen.
4. (often foll by: by) compelled or obliged to act, behave, or think in a particular way, as by duty, circumstance, or convention
5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of a book) secured within a cover or binding: to deliver bound books. See also half-bound
6. (foll by: on) US resolved; determined: bound on winning.
7. (Phonetics & Phonology) linguistics
a. denoting a morpheme, such as the prefix non-, that occurs only as part of another word and not as a separate word in itself. Compare free21
b. (in systemic grammar) denoting a clause that has a nonfinite predicator or that is introduced by a binder, and that occurs only together with a freestanding clause. Compare freestanding
8. (Logic) logic (of a variable) occurring within the scope of a quantifier that indicates the degree of generality of the open sentence in which the variable occurs: in (x) (Fx → bxy), x is bound and y is free. See free22
9. bound up with closely or inextricably linked with: his irritability is bound up with his work.
10. I'll be bound I am sure (something) is true
bound
(baʊnd)vb
1. to move forwards or make (one's way) by leaps or jumps
2. to bounce; spring away from an impact
n
3. a jump upwards or forwards
4. by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progess: her condition improved by leaps and bounds.
5. a sudden pronounced sense of excitement: his heart gave a sudden bound when he saw her.
6. a bounce, as of a ball
[C16: from Old French bond a leap, from bondir to jump, resound, from Vulgar Latin bombitīre (unattested) to buzz, hum, from Latin bombus booming sound]
bound
(baʊnd)vb
1. (tr) to place restrictions on; limit
2. (when: intr, foll by on) to form a boundary of (an area of land or sea, political or administrative region, etc)
n
3. (Mathematics) maths
a. a number which is greater than all the members of a set of numbers (an upper bound), or less than all its members (a lower bound). See also bounded1
b. more generally, an element of an ordered set that has the same ordering relation to all the members of a given subset
c. whence, an estimate of the extent of some set
4. See bounds
[C13: from Old French bonde, from Medieval Latin bodina, of Gaulish origin]
bound
(baʊnd)adj
a. (often foll by: for) going or intending to go towards; on the way to: a ship bound for Jamaica; homeward bound.
b. (in combination): northbound traffic.
[C13: from Old Norse buinn, past participle of būa to prepare]
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bound1
(baʊnd)v.
1. pt. and pp. of bind.
adj. 2. tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner.
3. confined to or by something: bound to one's desk.
4. made fast as if by a band or bond.
5. secured within a cover, as a book.
6. under a legal or moral obligation.
7. destined or certain: It is bound to happen.
8. determined: He is bound to go.
9. constipated.
10. held with another element or material in chemical or physical union.
11. (of a linguistic form) occurring only in combination with other forms, never by itself, as most affixes: The -edin seated is a bound form. Compare free (def. 31).
12. (of a variable in logic) occurring within the scope of a quantifier. Compare free (def. 28).
bound′ness, n.
bound2
(baʊnd)v.
1. to move by leaps; spring.
2. to rebound; bounce.
n. 3. a leap onward or upward; jump.
4. a rebound; bounce.
[1545–55; < Middle French bond a leap, bondir to leap]
bound′ing•ly, adv.
bound3
(baʊnd)n.
1. Usu., bounds. limit or boundary: within the bounds of reason.
2. something that limits, confines, or restrains.
3. bounds,
a. territories on or near a boundary.
b. land within boundary lines.
4. a number greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, all the numbers in a given set: greatest lower bound.
v.t. 5. to limit by or as if by bounds.
6. to form the boundary or limit of.
7. to name or list the boundaries of.
v.i. 8. to abut.
Idioms: out of bounds,
a. beyond the official boundaries, prescribed limits, or restricted area.
b. forbidden; prohibited.
[1175–1225; Middle English bounde < Anglo-French; Old French bone, bonde, variant of bodne < Medieval Latin budina, of uncertain orig.; compare bourn2]
bound′a•ble, adj.
bound4
(baʊnd)adj.
1. going or intending to go; destined (usu. fol. by for): The train is bound for Denver.
2. Archaic. prepared; ready.
[1150–1200; Middle English b(o)un ready < Old Norse būinn, past participle of būa to get ready]
-bound1
, a combining form of bound1: snowbound.
-bound2
, a combining form of bound4: eastbound.
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bound
1. In land warfare, a single movement, usually from cover to cover, made by troops often under enemy fire.
2. (DOD only) Distance covered in one movement by a unit that is advancing by bounds.
2. (DOD only) Distance covered in one movement by a unit that is advancing by bounds.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
bound
Past participle: bounded
Gerund: bounding
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| Noun | 1. | bound - a line determining the limits of an area line - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point rim - the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object upper bound - (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set lower bound - (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set thalweg - the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states |
| 2. |  bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of somethinghairline - the natural margin formed by hair on the head frontier - an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary heliopause - the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet district line - the boundary between two districts county line - the boundary between two counties city line - the boundary of a city end - a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town" extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" shoreline - a boundary line between land and water | |
| 3. | bound - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" knife-edge - a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity" absoluteness, starkness, utterness - the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections" heat barrier, thermal barrier - a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating | |
| 4. |  bound - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwardsjumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" pounce - the act of pouncing | |
| Verb | 1. | bound - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pronk - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" bounce - leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage galumph - move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen" ski jump - jump on skis saltate - leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion" vault - bound vigorously leapfrog - jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates" curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse caper - jump about playfully hop - make a jump forward or upward |
| 2. | bound - form the boundary of; be contiguous to skirt - form the edge of verge - border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal" shore - serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees" | |
| 3. |  bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"tie - limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" gate - restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the line - reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" hamper, cramp, halter, strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" clamp down, crack down - repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" inhibit - limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" | |
| 4. | bound - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" | |
| Adj. | 1. | bound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will unbound - not restrained or tied down by bonds |
| 2. | bound - held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" free - unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" | |
| 3. | bound - secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" unbound - not secured within a cover; "an unbound book" | |
| 4. | bound - (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" | |
| 5. |  bound - covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"treated - given medical care or treatment; "a treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks" | |
| 6. | bound - 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" orientated, oriented - adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout" | |
| 7. | bound - bound by an oath; "a bound official" sworn - bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare | |
| 8. |  bound - bound by contract unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will | |
| 9. | bound - confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly" constipated - have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels |
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bound
1adjective
1. compelled, obliged, forced, committed, pledged, constrained, obligated, beholden, duty-bound All members are bound by an oath of secrecy.
2. tied, fixed, secured, attached, lashed, tied up, fastened, trussed, pinioned, made fast Her arms were bound to her sides.
3. certain, sure, fated, doomed, destined, very likely There are bound to be price increases next year.
4. (with for) going to, travelling to, flying to, on its way to, sailing to The ship was bound for Italy.
bound up with connected with, linked to, attached to, dependent on, united with, tied up with, reliant on My fate was bound up with hers.
bound
2verb
bound
3verb
noun
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bound 1
verbnounbound 2
verbnoun
1. A demarcation point or boundary beyond which something does not extend or occur.Often used in plural:
bound 3
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Translations
حُدود، نِطاققَفْزَهمُتَّجِه إلىيَقْفِزُ، يَثِبُ، يَتَّجِه
hraniceskákatskoksměrem na
begrænsetgrænsemed kurs modspringspringe
tõkestama
hyppyloikkarajaraja-arvoreunustaa
á leiîmörkstökkstökkva, hlaupa
ierobežojumslēcienslēkšotlēktrobeža
uviaznutý vzadržaný
namenjen proti
gränsgränsa till
bound
1 [baʊnd]A. N bounds (= limits) → límite msing
out of bounds → zona f prohibida
it's out of bounds to civilians → los civiles tienen la entrada prohibida
to put a place out of bounds → prohibir la entrada a un lugar
his ambition knows no bounds → su ambición no tiene límites
to set bounds to one's ambitions → poner límites a sus ambiciones
to keep sth within bounds → tener algo a raya
it is within the bounds of possibility → cabe dentro de los límites de lo posible
out of bounds → zona f prohibida
it's out of bounds to civilians → los civiles tienen la entrada prohibida
to put a place out of bounds → prohibir la entrada a un lugar
his ambition knows no bounds → su ambición no tiene límites
to set bounds to one's ambitions → poner límites a sus ambiciones
to keep sth within bounds → tener algo a raya
it is within the bounds of possibility → cabe dentro de los límites de lo posible
B. VT (gen passive) → limitar, rodear
a field bounded by woods → un campo rodeado de bosque
on one side it is bounded by the park → por un lado limita or linda con el parque
a field bounded by woods → un campo rodeado de bosque
on one side it is bounded by the park → por un lado limita or linda con el parque
bound
2 [baʊnd]B. VI [person, animal] → saltar; [ball] → (re)botar
to bound forward → avanzar a saltos
he bounded out of bed → se levantó de la cama de un salto
his heart bounded with joy → su corazón daba brincos de alegría
to bound forward → avanzar a saltos
he bounded out of bed → se levantó de la cama de un salto
his heart bounded with joy → su corazón daba brincos de alegría
C. VT → saltar por encima de
bound
3 [baʊnd]A. PT & PP of bind
B. ADJ
1. (= tied) [prisoner] → atado
bound hand and foot → atado de pies y manos
the problems are bound together → existe una estrecha relación entre los problemas
they are bound up in each other → están absortos el uno en el otro
he's bound up in his work → está muy absorbido por su trabajo
to be bound up with sth → estar estrechamente ligado a algo
bound hand and foot → atado de pies y manos
the problems are bound together → existe una estrecha relación entre los problemas
they are bound up in each other → están absortos el uno en el otro
he's bound up in his work → está muy absorbido por su trabajo
to be bound up with sth → estar estrechamente ligado a algo
2. (= sure) to be bound to: we are bound to win → seguro que ganamos, estamos seguros de ganar
he's bound to come → es seguro que vendrá, no puede dejar de venir
it's bound to happen → tiene forzosamente que ocurrir
they'll regret it, I'll be bound → se arrepentirán de ello, estoy seguro
he's bound to come → es seguro que vendrá, no puede dejar de venir
it's bound to happen → tiene forzosamente que ocurrir
they'll regret it, I'll be bound → se arrepentirán de ello, estoy seguro
3. (= obliged) → obligado
he's bound to do it → tiene que hacerlo
you're not bound to go → no estás obligado a ir
I'm bound to say that → me siento obligado a decir que ..., siento el deber de decir que ...
I feel bound to tell you that → me veo en la necesidad de decirte que ...
I feel bound to him by gratitude → la gratitud hace que me sienta en deuda con él
to be bound by contract to sb → tener obligaciones contractuales con algn
see also honour
he's bound to do it → tiene que hacerlo
you're not bound to go → no estás obligado a ir
I'm bound to say that → me siento obligado a decir que ..., siento el deber de decir que ...
I feel bound to tell you that → me veo en la necesidad de decirte que ...
I feel bound to him by gratitude → la gratitud hace que me sienta en deuda con él
to be bound by contract to sb → tener obligaciones contractuales con algn
see also honour
bound
4 [baʊnd] ADJ where are you bound (for)? → ¿adónde se dirige usted?bound for [train, plane] → con destino a; [ship, person] → con rumbo a
he's bound for London → se dirige a Londres
see also homeward
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bound
[ˈbaʊnd] pt
pp of bind
n
(= limit) → limite f
to know no bounds → être sans limite
it is not beyond the bounds of possibility (= not impossible) → ce n'est pas impossible
to be out of bounds [place] → être interdit d'accès
to know no bounds → être sans limite
it is not beyond the bounds of possibility (= not impossible) → ce n'est pas impossible
to be out of bounds [place] → être interdit d'accès
(= leap) → bond m
vt
(= border) → borner
adj
to be bound to do sth (= obliged) → être obligé(e) de faire qch, avoir l'obligation de faire qch
I am bound to say (that) ... → force est de constater que ...
I am bound to say (that) ... → force est de constater que ...
bound by (law, regulation) → tenu(e) par
bound for [+ place] → à destination de
to be bound up with sth (= closely linked to) → être lié(e) à qch
to be bound up in sth [money] → être immobilisé dans qch
to be bound up in sth [money] → être immobilisé dans qch
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bound
1n usu pl (lit, fig) → Grenze f; to keep within bounds → innerhalb der Grenzen bleiben; to keep within the bounds of propriety → den Anstand wahren, im Rahmen bleiben; within the bounds of probability → im Bereich des Wahrscheinlichen; his ambition knows no bounds → sein Ehrgeiz kennt keine Grenzen; the bar is out of bounds → das Betreten des Lokals ist verboten; this part of town is out of bounds → dieser Stadtteil ist Sperrzone
bound
2vi → springen; (rabbit) → hoppeln; to bound in/away/back → herein-/weg-/zurückspringen; the dog came bounding up → der Hund kam angesprungen
bound
3 pret, ptp of bindadj
(= sure) to be bound to do something → etw bestimmt tun; but then of course he’s bound to say that → das muss er ja sagen; it’s bound to happen → das muss so kommen
(= obliged) person → verpflichtet; (by contract, word, promise) → gebunden; but I’m bound to say … (inf) → aber ich muss schon sagen …; if you say X then you’re bound to say that … → wenn Sie X behaupten, müssen Sie zwangsläufig sagen, dass …; I’m not bound to agree → ich muss nicht zwangsläufig zustimmen ? honour
bound
4adj pred to be bound for London (= heading for) → auf dem Weg nach London sein, nach London unterwegs sein; (= about to start, ship, plane, lorry etc) → nach London gehen; (person) → nach London reisen wollen; the plane/all passengers bound for London will … → das Flugzeug/alle Passagiere nach London wird/werden …; where are you bound for? → wohin geht die Reise?, wohin wollen Sie?; we were northward-/California-bound → wir waren nach Norden/Kalifornien unterwegs ? homeward
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bound
1 [baʊnd]1. pt, pp of bind
2. adj
b. (book) → rilegato/a
c. (certain) he's bound to say yes → vedrai che dirà di sì
he's bound to fail → sicuramente fallirà
it was bound to happen → doveva succedere, era da prevedersi
he's bound to fail → sicuramente fallirà
it was bound to happen → doveva succedere, era da prevedersi
bound
2 [baʊnd] adj (destined) bound for (person, train, ship) → diretto/a a, in viaggio per; (parcel) → indirizzato/a a, diretto/a awhere are you bound (for)? → dove sei diretto?
California bound → diretto/a in California
westbound traffic → traffico diretto verso ovest
bound
3 [baʊnd]2. vi (person, animal) → saltare, balzare
he bounded out of bed → è saltato fuori or è balzato giù dal letto
his heart bounded with joy → il cuore gli balzò in petto dalla gioia
he bounded out of bed → è saltato fuori or è balzato giù dal letto
his heart bounded with joy → il cuore gli balzò in petto dalla gioia
bound
4 [baʊnd] vt bounded by → limitato/a daCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bound2
(baund) suffix going in a particular direction. westbound traffic.
bound for on the way to. bound for Africa.
bound to1. certain to. He's bound to notice your mistake.
2. obliged to. I felt bound to mention it.
see also -bound under bind.
bound3
(baund) noun (usually in plural) limits of some kind. beyond the bounds of coincidence.
ˈboundless adjective having no limit. boundless energy.
out of bounds outside the permitted area or limits. The cinema was out of bounds for the boys from the local boarding-school.
bound4
(baund) noun a spring; a leap. He reached me in one bound.
verb to move in this way. The dog bounded over eagerly to where I was sitting.
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