Bound

Verb
bound


 * 1) To surround a territory or other geographical entity.
 * 2)  To be the boundary of.
 * 3) To leap, move by jumping.
 * 1) To leap, move by jumping.

Adjective

 * 1)  Obliged (to).
 * 2)  Very likely (to).
 * 3)  That cannot stand alone as a free word.
 * 4)  Constrained by a quantifier.
 * 5) ready, able to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
 * 6)  ready, prepared.

Noun

 * 1)  A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
 * 2)  a value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values
 * 3) A sizeable jump, great leap.

Adverbs for Bound
joyously; gallantly; gracefully; exquisitely;superbly; lithely; sportively; animatedly; freely.

Synonyms for Bound
circumscribe, limit, define, confine, measure, curb, restrict, compel, leap, jump, spring, skip, recoil, check, impel, restrain, coerce.

Antonyms for Bound

 * free
 * enlarge, extend, loosen, liberate.

Derived terms

 * -bound


 * bound for


 * boundary
 * boundless
 * harmonic bounding


 * least upper bound
 * lower bound


 * metes and bounds
 * out of bounds


 * upper bound
 * within bounds
 * bound to
 * rebound


 * unbound
 * unbounded
 * by leaps and bounds

Thesaurus
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