BOUND

Definition of BOUND

  1. (verb)move forward by leaps and bounds
  2. (verb)form the boundary of; be contiguous to
  3. (verb)place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  4. (verb)spring back; spring away from an impact
  5. (noun)a line determining the limits of an area
  6. (noun)the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
  7. (noun)the greatest possible degree of something
  8. (noun)a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
  9. (verb)stick to firmly
  10. (verb)create social or emotional ties
  11. (verb)make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
  12. (verb)wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
  13. (verb)secure with or as if with ropes
  14. (verb)bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
  15. (verb)provide with a binding
  16. (verb)fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
  17. (verb)form a chemical bond with
  18. (verb)cause to be constipated
  19. (adj)(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
  20. (adj)covered or wrapped with a bandage
  21. (adj)headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
  22. (adj)bound by an oath
  23. (adj)bound by contract
  24. (adj)confined in the bowels
  25. (adj)confined by bonds
  26. (adj)held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
  27. (adj)secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form