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bound1 / bound/ • v. [intr.] walk or run with leaping strides: Louis came bounding down the stairs. • n. a leaping movement upward: I went up the steps in two effortless bounds. bound2 • n. (often bounds) a territorial limit; a boundary: the ancient bounds of the forest. ∎ a limitation or restriction on feeling or action: it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the issue could arise again. ∎ technical a limiting value. • v. [tr.] (usu. be bounded) form the boundary of; enclose: the ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other. ∎ place within certain limits; restrict: freedom of action is bounded by law. PHRASES: out of bounds (of a place) outside the limits of where one is permitted to be: his kitchen was out of bounds to me at mealtimes. ∎ Sports outside the regular playing area. ∎ fig. beyond what is acceptable: Paul felt that this conversation was getting out of bounds. bound3 • adj. heading toward somewhere: trains bound for Chicago. ∎ fig. destined or likely to have a specified experience: they were bound for disaster. bound4 • past and past participle of bind. • adj. 1. [in comb.] restricted or confined to a specified place: his job kept him city-bound. ∎ prevented from operating normally by the specified conditions: blizzard-bound Boston. 2. certain to do or have something: there is bound to be a change of plan. ∎ obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something: I'm bound to do what I can to help Sam. 3. [in comb.] (of a book) having a specified binding: fine leather-bound books. 4. constipated. PHRASES: bound up with (or in) closely connected with or related to: democracy is bound up with a measure of economic and social equality. |
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"bound." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bound." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bound.html "bound." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bound.html |
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bound1 †landmark XIII; boundary; pl. territory; limit of action XIV. — AN. bounde, OF. bun(n)e, bunde, bonde, earlier bodne :- medL. bodina, earlier butina, of unkn. orig. Cf. BOURN1.
Hence bound vb. †limit XIV; form the boundary of XVII. boundless XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bound.html T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bound.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bound1.html T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bound1.html |
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bound4 †rebound; spring upwards. XVI. — (O)F. bondir resound, (later) rebound :- Rom. *bombitīre, for late L. bombitāre, var. of bombilāre.
So bound sb. XVI. — F. bond. |
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T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bound3.html T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bound3.html |
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bound3 obliged, fated, destined. XIV. Shortened form of BOUNDEN.
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T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bound2.html T. F. HOAD. "bound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bound2.html |
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bound See lower bound, upper bound.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "bound." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "bound." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-bound.html JOHN DAINTITH. "bound." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-bound.html |
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•abound, aground, around, astound, bound, compound, confound, dumbfound, expound, found, ground, hound, impound, interwound, mound, pound, profound, propound, redound, round, sound, stoneground, surround, theatre-in-the-round (US theater-in-the-round), underground, wound
•spellbound • westbound • casebound
•eastbound • windbound • hidebound
•fogbound • stormbound
•northbound • housebound
•outbound • southbound • snowbound
•weatherbound • earthbound
•hellhound • greyhound • foxhound
•newshound • wolfhound
•bloodhound • background
•battleground • campground
•fairground • playground
•whip-round • foreground
•showground • merry-go-round
•runaround • turnaround • ultrasound
•pre-owned, unowned
•unchaperoned • poind • untuned
•Lund
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"bound." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bound." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bound.html "bound." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bound.html |
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