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Meaning
Verb
●
simple past
and
past participle
of bind
●
To
surround
a
territory
or other
geographical
entity
; to form the
boundary
of.
●
In Mathematics:
To be the
bound
of.
●
In Gaits:
To
leap
,
move
by jumping.
●
In Gaits:
To cause to leap.
●
To
rebound
; to bounce.
●
To cause to
rebound
; to
throw
so that it will
rebound
; to bounce.
Adj
●
Obliged (to).
●
In Linguistics:
That cannot
stand
alone as a
free
word.
●
In Logic & Mathematics:
Constrained by a quantifier.
●
Constipated; costive.
●
Confined or
restricted
to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
●
In Gaits:
Unable to
move in
certain
conditions
; e.g. snowbound.
●
Ready, prepared.
●
Ready to
start
or go (to);
moving in
the
direction
(of).
●
Very likely (to), certain to
Noun
●
A
boundary
, the
border
which one
must
cross
in order to
enter
or
leave
a territory.
●
In Mathematics:
A value which is known to be
greater
or
smaller
than a given set of values.
●
A
sizeable
jump
, great leap.
●
A
spring
from
one foot
to the other in dancing.
●
A
bounce
; a rebound.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
bound
English
bounde
Middle English (1100-1500)
bunne
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
bodina
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bownd
Related
Restrict
Linked
Behedge
Leap
Destined
Bind
Limit
Antonyms
Free
Loose
Related
Connected
Obligated
Constrained
Confined
Tied
Doomed
Supposed
Restricted
Shackled
Bonded
Compelled
Forced
Limited
Required
Going
Attached
Fated
Obliged
Governed
Determined
Driven
Conditioned
Controlled
Influenced
Entitled
Joined
Fixed
Threshold
Chained
Subjected
Meant
Held
Anchored
Designed
Intended
Guaranteed
Expected
Committed
Ready
Tempted
Encouraged
Surrounded
Backed
Approximation
Inclined
Limits
Constraint
Limitation
Empowered
Formed
Based
Regulated
Dictated
Trapped
Upper Limit
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Rhymes
Pound
Round
Hound
Found
Wound
Mound
Sound
Gound
Bound
Ground
Blound
Gowned
Around
Stound
Abound
Nouned
Unwound
Astound
Browned
Unsound
Frowned
Rewound
Expound
Redound
Crowned
Aground
Remound
Impound
Drowned
Confound
Compound
Profound
Reground
Renowned
Surround
Baffound
Uncrowned
Overwound
Unconfound
Underground
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