Bound Meaning
There are 17 meaning(s) for word Bound
Meaning 1 : secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
Example : bound volumes,leather-bound volumes
Example : bound volumes,leather-bound volumes
Meaning 2 : confined in the bowels
Example : he is bound in the belly
Example : he is bound in the belly
Meaning 3 : held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
Meaning 4 : confined by bonds
Example : bound and gagged hostages
Example : bound and gagged hostages
Meaning 5 : bound by an oath
Example : a bound official
Example : a bound official
Meaning 6 : the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
Synonyms : boundary, bounds
Synonyms : boundary, bounds
Meaning 8 : move forward by leaps and bounds
Example : The horse bounded across the meadow
Synonyms : jump, leap, spring
Example : The horse bounded across the meadow
Synonyms : jump, leap, spring
Meaning 9 : place limits on (extent or amount or access)
Synonyms : confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel
Synonyms : confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel
Meaning 10 : headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
Example : children bound for school
Synonyms : destined
Example : children bound for school
Synonyms : destined
Meaning 11 : (usually followed by `to') governed by fate
Example : bound to happen
Synonyms : destined
Example : bound to happen
Synonyms : destined
Meaning 12 : the greatest possible degree of something
Example : what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
Synonyms : boundary, limit
Example : what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
Synonyms : boundary, limit
Meaning 13 : covered or wrapped with a bandage
Example : an injury bound in fresh gauze
Synonyms : bandaged
Example : an injury bound in fresh gauze
Synonyms : bandaged
Meaning 14 : spring back; spring away from an impact
Synonyms : bounce, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
Synonyms : bounce, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
Meaning 15 : a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Synonyms : bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring
Synonyms : bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring
How to Pronounce Bound
- baʊnd