bound

/ˈbaʊnd/ · verb

Meaning

To tie; to confine by any ligature.
To cohere or stick together in a mass.
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
(with infinitive) Obliged (to).
(of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
(of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
Constipated; costive.
Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.
Ready, prepared.
Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
(with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to
(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
To surround a territory or other geographical entity.
To be the boundary of.
A sizeable jump, great leap.
A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
A bounce; a rebound.
To leap, move by jumping.
To cause to leap.
To rebound; to bounce.
To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

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