bound
1. a line determining the limits of an area (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
boundary, edge
• Derivationally related forms:
edge (for: edge), bound (for: boundary)
• Hypernyms:
line
• Hyponyms:
rim, margin, border, perimeter, periphery,
fringe, outer boundary, brink, threshold, verge, upper bound,
lower bound, thalweg
2. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
• Syn:
boundary, bounds
• Derivationally related forms:
bound (for: boundary)
• Hypernyms:
extremity
• Hyponyms:
hairline, frontier, heliopause, boundary line, border,
borderline, delimitation, mete, bourn, bourne, district line,
county line, city line, edge, end, limit, demarcation,
demarcation line, outline, lineation, surface, shoreline
• Instance Hyponyms:
Rubicon, Mohorovicic discontinuity, Moho
3. the greatest possible degree of something
- what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
- to the limit of his ability
• Syn:
limit, boundary
• Derivationally related forms:
limit (for: limit)
• Hypernyms:
extent
• Hyponyms:
knife-edge, starkness, absoluteness, utterness, thermal barrier,
thermal barrier, utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best,
verge, brink
4. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
• Syn:
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce
• Derivationally related forms:
saltate (for: saltation), spring (for: spring), leap (for: leap)
• Hypernyms:
jump, jumping
• Hyponyms:
caper, capriole, pounce
1. move forward by leaps and bounds (Freq. 4)
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
• Syn:
jump, leap, spring
• See Also:
leap out (for: leap), jump on (for: jump)
• Derivationally related forms:
spring (for: spring), bounder, leap (for: leap), leaper (for: leap), jump (for: jump), jumping (for: jump)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
pronk, bounce, resile, take a hop, spring,
rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, burst, capriole,
galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog, overleap,
curvet, hop, skip, hop-skip, caper
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. form the boundary of;
be contiguous to (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
border
• See Also:
border on (for: border)
• Derivationally related forms:
border (for: border), boundary
• Hypernyms:
enclose, hold in, confine
• Hyponyms:
skirt, verge, shore
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. place limits on (extent or access) (Freq. 2)
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
• Syn:
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, confine, throttle
• Derivationally related forms:
limiter (for: limit), limit (for: limit), limitation (for: limit), trammel (for: trammel), restrainer (for: restrain), restrictive (for: restrict), restriction (for: restrict)
• Hypernyms:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check,
curb, moderate
• Hyponyms:
reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw the line,
draw a line, mark off, mark out, rule, harness, rein,
baffle, regulate, hamper, halter, cramp, strangle,
stiffen, tighten up, constrain, clamp down, crack down, inhibit,
restrain, encumber, cumber
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. spring back;
spring away from an impact (Freq. 1)
- The rubber ball bounced
- These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
• Syn:
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, rebound,
recoil, reverberate, ricochet
• Derivationally related forms:
ricochet (for: ricochet), recoil (for: recoil), rebound (for: rebound), spring (for: spring), resilient (for: resile), resiliency (for: resile), bounce (for: bounce)
• Hypernyms:
jump, leap, spring
• Hyponyms:
kick back, recoil, kick, skip, bound off, carom
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
1. confined by bonds (Freq. 4)
- bound and gagged hostages
• Ant:
unbound
• Similar to:
chained, enchained, fettered, shackled, furled,
rolled, pinioned, tethered, trussed, tied, wired
• See Also:
unfree
2. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union (Freq. 3)
• Ant:
free
• Similar to:
conjugate, conjugated
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science, physics, natural philosophy
3. secured with a cover or binding;
often used as a combining form (Freq. 2)
- bound volumes
- leather-bound volumes
• Ant:
unbound
• Similar to:
brassbound, cased, half-bound, paperback, paperbacked, well-bound
4. (usually followed by 'to') governed by fate (Freq. 2)
- bound to happen
- an old house destined to be demolished
- he is destined to be famous
• Syn:
destined
• Similar to:
certain, sure
5. covered or wrapped with a bandage (Freq. 1)
- the bandaged wound on the back of his head
- an injury bound in fresh gauze
• Syn:
bandaged
• Similar to:
treated
6. headed or intending to head in a certain direction;
often used as a combining form as in 'college-bound students' (Freq. 1)
- children bound for school
- a flight destined for New York
• Syn:
destined
• Similar to:
oriented, orientated
7. bound by an oath
- a bound official
• Similar to:
sworn
8. bound by contract
• Syn:
apprenticed, articled, indentured
• Similar to:
unfree
9. confined in the bowels
- he is bound in the belly
• Similar to:
constipated
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