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Definition: Meaning of, bound in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / baʊnd /

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  1. the past tense and past participle of BIND
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  1. likely be bound to to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing
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  2. law/agreement be bound (by something) to be forced to do what a law or agreement says you must do
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  3. duty be/feel bound to do something to feel that you ought to do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it
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  4. travelling towards bound for London/Mexico etc also London-bound/Mexico-bound etc travelling towards a particular place or in a particular direction
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  5. relationship be bound (together) by something if two people or groups are bound together by something, they share a particular experience or situation which causes them to have a relationship [↪  unite]
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  6. be bound up in something to be very involved in something, so that you cannot think about anything else
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  7. be bound up with something to be very closely connected with a particular problem or situation
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  8. snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc controlled or limited by something, so that you cannot do what you want or what other people want you to
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  9. a bound book is covered on the outside with paper, leather etc [↪  bind]
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  10. I'll be bound old-fashioned used when you are very sure that what you have just said is true
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  11. bound and determined American English very determined to do or achieve something, especially something difficult
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bound bounded bounded
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bounding bounds
  1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to run with a lot of energy, because you are happy, excited, or frightened
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  2. be bounded by something if a country or area of land is bounded by something such as a wall, river etc, it has the wall etc at its edge
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  1. bounds [plural] the limits of what is possible or acceptable
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  2. bounds [plural] old-fashioned the edges of a town, city etc
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  3. out of bounds if a place is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there [=  off-limits American English]
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  4. by leaps and bounds/in leaps and bounds British English if someone or something increases, develops etc by leaps and bounds, they increase etc very quickly
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  5. know no bounds formal if someone's honesty, kindness etc knows no bounds, they are extremely honest etc
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  6. in bounds/out of bounds inside or outside the legal playing area in a sport such as American football or BASKETBALL
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  7. [countable] a long or high jump made with a lot of energy
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bound used in phrases

  • Outward Bound
    1. an educational organization that provides adventure programmes and team activities for schoolchildren and adults, who are taught skills such as how to live outside in wild areas of land. These programmes and activities aim to develop qualities such as leadership, courage, and respect for the environment.
  • bound form (noun)
    1. a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
  • bound morpheme (noun)
    1. a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
  • bound off (verb)
    1. bound off one point after another
  • bound up (adjective)
    1. closely or inseparably connected or associated with
    2. deeply devoted to
  • duty-bound (adjective)
    1. under a moral obligation to do something
  • frost-bound (adjective)
    1. of the ground made hard by frost
  • greatest lower bound (noun)
    1. mathematics, of a subset the greatest element of the containing set that is smaller or equal to all elements of the subset
  • half-bound (adjective)
    1. of books having the back bound in one material and the sides in another
  • homeward-bound (adjective)
    1. oriented toward home
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