bound 1 of 7 adjective (1) ˈbau̇nd 1 a : fastened by or as if by a band : confined desk-bound b : very likely : sure bound to rain soon 2 : placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged duty-bound 3 of a book : secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue leather-bound 4 : determined, resolved

bound adjective (FORCED) [ after verb, + , to, infinitive ] having a moral or legal duty to do something: The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important …

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.

bound adjective (FORCED) [ after verb, + , to, infinitive ] having a moral or legal duty to do something: The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important …

03/12/2022 · 4. (postpositive; foll by an infinitive) destined; sure; certain. it's bound to happen. 5. (postpositive; often foll by by) compelled or obliged to act, behave, or think in a particular way, as by duty, circumstance, or convention. 6. (of a book) secured within a cover or binding. to deliver bound books.

boundnoun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards Synonyms : bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring a line determining the limits of an area Synonyms : boundary, edge the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something Synonyms : boundary, bounds the greatest possible degree of something

a line determining the limits of an area. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. the greatest possible degree of something. "to the limit of his ability". "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior". boundverb. form the boundary of; be contiguous to. Synonyms : border.

bound noun. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. Synonyms : bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring. a line determining the limits of an area. Synonyms : boundary, edge. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. Synonyms : boundary, bounds. the greatest possible degree of something.

bound verb (BORDER) [ T usually passive ] to mark or form the limits of: The town is bounded on one side by a river. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases bound verb (TIE) past simple and past participle of bind SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

"a bound official" covered or wrapped with a bandage Synonyms : bandaged "an injury bound in fresh gauze" "the bandaged wound on the back of his head" headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' "a flight destined for New York" "children bound for school" bound by contract