bound

Noun

bound noun

1. (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.“I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.”
2. A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

bound noun

1. A sizeable jump, great leap.“The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.”
2. A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
3. A bounce; a rebound.“the bound of a ball”

Verb

bound verb

1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.
2. To cohere or stick together in a mass.“Just to make the cheese more binding”
3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.“I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.”
4. To exert a binding or restraining influence.“These are the ties that bind.”

bound verb

1. To surround a territory or other geographical entity.“France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.”
2. To be the boundary of.

bound verb

1. To leap, move by jumping.“The rabbit bounded down the lane.”
2. To cause to leap.“to bound a horse”
3. To rebound; to bounce.“a rubber ball bounds on the floor”
4. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.“to bound a ball on the floor”

Adjective

bound adjective

1. (with infinitive) Obliged (to).“You are not legally bound to reply.”
2. (of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
3. (of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
4. Constipated; costive.

Adjective

bound adjective

1. Ready, prepared.
2. Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).“Is that message bound for me?”
3. (with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to“They were bound to come into conflict eventually.”