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bound (Adj.)
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bound — bound1 [bound] vi. [MFr bondir < OFr, to leap, make a noise, orig., to echo back < LL bombitare, to buzz, hum < L bombus, a humming: see BOMB] 1. to move with a leap or series of leaps 2. to spring back from a surface after striking it,… … English World dictionary
bound — 1 n 1: boundary usu. used in pl. metes and bound s 2: something that limits or restrains within the bound s of the law bound 2 … Law dictionary
bound — n *limit, confine, end, term Analogous words: *border, verge, edge bound adj Bound, bond, indentured, articled are comparable when they mean obliged to serve a master or in a clearly defined capacity for a certain number of years by the terms of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bound — [adj] obligated; destined apprenticed, articled, bent, bounden, certain, coerced, compelled, constrained, contracted, doomed, driven, duty bound, enslaved, fated, firm, forced, having no alternative, impelled, indentured, intent, made,… … New thesaurus
bound — {{11}} past tense of BIND (Cf. bind) (v.). {{12}}bound (adj.1) fastened, mid 14c., in figurative sense of compelled, from bounden, pp. of BIND (Cf. bind) (v.). Meaning under obligation is from late 15c.; the literal sense made fast by tying is… … Etymology dictionary
bound up — adj. (cannot stand alone) connected bound up in; with (bound up in one s work; her future is bound up with this firm) * * * [ baʊnd ʌp] with (bound up in one s work; her future is bound up with this firm) (cannot stand alone) [ connected ] bound… … Combinatory dictionary
bound for — {adj. phr.} On the way to; going to. * /I am bound for the country club./ * /The ship is bound for Liverpool./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bound for — {adj. phr.} On the way to; going to. * /I am bound for the country club./ * /The ship is bound for Liverpool./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bound\ for — adj. phr. On the way to; going to. I am bound for the country club. The ship is bound for Liverpool … Словарь американских идиом
bound — I [[t]ba͟ʊnd[/t]] BE BOUND ♦♦♦ 1) Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind. 2) PHR MODAL If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is… … English dictionary
bound — I adj. (cannot stand alone) headed 1) bound for (bound for London) 2) homeward bound II adj. covered bound in (the book was bound in leather) III adj. sure (cannot stand alone) bound to + inf. (she is bound to find out) IV v. (formal) ( … Combinatory dictionary
