bound

Letters that make bound

o, b, d, n, u are letters that make 'bound'

Words within bound

UN, ND, Nd are words within 'bound'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of bound

abound, bounds are words created by adding a letter to 'bound'


15 possible definitions for 'bound'

Bound as "bound by contract"

Under this definition, bound is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

apprenticed, articled, indentured have the same meaning as 'bound'

Similar to bound

unfree is similar to bound.


Bound as "headed or intending to head in a certain direction, often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'"

Under this definition, bound is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

destined has the same meaning as bound

Similar to bound

orientated, oriented are similar to 'bound'.

Example of bound used within this context

"children bound for school", "a flight destined for New York"


Bound as "covered or wrapped with a bandage"

Under this definition, bound is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bandaged has the same meaning as bound

Similar to bound

treated is similar to bound.

Example of bound used within this context

"the bandaged wound on the back of his head", "an injury bound in fresh gauze"


Bound as "bound by an oath"

Under this definition, bound is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to bound

sworn is similar to bound.

Example of bound used within this context

"a bound official"


Bound as "the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something"

Under this definition, bound is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

boundary, bounds have the same meaning as 'bound'

bound as a type

'bound' can be a type of extremity.

Types of bound

heliopause, boundary line, delimitation, mete, district line, county line, city line, demarcation line, shoreline, hairline, frontier, borderline, border, bourn, edge, border, limit, demarcation, outline, lineation, surface, end, bourne are types of 'bound'.

Instances of bound

Rubicon, Mohorovicic discontinuity, Moho. are instances of 'bound'

Derivatives of bound

restrain, confine, throttle, trammel, limit, border, bound, restrict are derivatives of 'bound'.


Bound as "a line determining the limits of an area"

Under this definition, bound is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

edge, boundary have the same meaning as 'bound'

bound as a type

'bound' can be a type of line.

Types of bound

periphery, outer boundary, upper bound, lower bound, rim, threshold, fringe, border, perimeter, margin, brink, thalweg, verge are types of 'bound'.

Derivatives of bound

adjoin, restrain, confine, abut, throttle, trammel, limit, butt, edge, march, butt against, border, bound, butt on, restrict are derivatives of 'bound'.


Bound as "form the boundary of, be contiguous to"

Under this definition, bound is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

border has the same meaning as bound

bound as a type

'bound' can be a type of hold in, enclose, confine.

Types of bound

skirt, shore, verge are types of 'bound'.

Derivatives of bound

boundary, bounds, boundary line, delimitation, mete, bound, borderline, border, edge, perimeter, margin are derivatives of 'bound'.


Bound as "confined by bonds"

Under this definition, bound is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unbound has the opposite meaning of bound

Similar to bound

tied, shackled, enchained, chained, fettered, furled, rolled, pinioned, tethered, trussed, wired are similar to 'bound'.

Example of bound used within this context

"bound and gagged hostages"


Bound as "secured with a cover or binding, often used as a combining form"

Under this definition, bound is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unbound has the opposite meaning of bound

Similar to bound

well-bound, brassbound, cased, half-bound, paperback, paperbacked are similar to 'bound'.

Example of bound used within this context

"bound volumes", "leather-bound volumes"


Bound as "held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union"

Under this definition, bound is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

free has the opposite meaning of bound

bound as a category

'bound' can be a category of chemistry, chemical science, physics, natural philosophy.

Similar to bound

conjugate, conjugated, conjugated, conjugate are similar to 'bound'.


Bound as "a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards"

Under this definition, bound is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce have the same meaning as 'bound'

bound as a type

'bound' can be a type of jump, jumping.

Types of bound

caper, pounce, capriole are types of 'bound'.

Derivatives of bound

take a hop, recoil, ricochet, resile, reverberate, saltate, bound, jump, leap, spring, bounce, rebound are derivatives of 'bound'.


Bound as "place limits on (extent or access)"

Under this definition, bound is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

restrain, confine, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict have the same meaning as 'bound'

bound as a type

'bound' can be a type of hold in, contain, control, check, hold, moderate, curb.

Types of bound

tighten, tighten, draw a line, mark off, mark out, tighten up, constrain, clamp down, inhibit, encumber, cumber, crack down, gate, draw the line, hamper, tie, reduce, halter, cramp, harness, rule, rein, regulate, strangle, baffle, stiffen, restrain, constrain are types of 'bound'.

Derivatives of bound

bond, limiter, restrictive, trammel, boundary, bounds, restrainer, clipper, hamper, restriction, limitation, shackle, limit, bound, controller, edge, confinement are derivatives of 'bound'.


Bound as "spring back, spring away from an impact"

Under this definition, bound is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

take a hop, recoil, ricochet, resile, reverberate, spring, bounce, rebound have the same meaning as 'bound'

bound as a type

'bound' can be a type of bound, jump, leap, spring.

Types of bound

kick back, bound off, kick, recoil, skip, carom are types of 'bound'.

Derivatives of bound

lively, bouncy, bounce, bounciness, backlash, resilience, resiliency, carom, live, bound, bouncing, resilient, springy, leap, leaping, spring, saltation, rebound, recoil, repercussion, ricochet are derivatives of 'bound'.


Bound as "move forward by leaps and bounds"

Under this definition, bound is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

jump, leap, spring have the same meaning as 'bound'

bound as a type

'bound' can be a type of move.

Types of bound

pronk, overleap, hop-skip, take a hop, recoil, ricochet, resile, reverberate, ski jump, galumph, saltate, skip, burst, leapfrog, capriole, curvet, caper, bound, vault, vault, hop, hop, spring, bounce, bounce, rebound are types of 'bound'.

Derivatives of bound

bounder, leaper, leap, bound, jump, jumping, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce are derivatives of 'bound'.

Example of bound used within this context

"The horse bounded across the meadow", "The child leapt across the puddle", "Can you jump over the fence?"


Bound as "the greatest possible degree of something"

Under this definition, bound is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

limit, boundary have the same meaning as 'bound'

bound as a type

'bound' can be a type of extent.

Types of bound

verge, starkness, absoluteness, knife-edge, utterness, thermal barrier, heat barrier, maximum, level best, brink, utmost, uttermost are types of 'bound'.

Derivatives of bound

restrain, confine, circumscribe, determine, define, throttle, trammel, limit, specify, set, fix, bound, restrict are derivatives of 'bound'.

Example of bound used within this context

"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior", "to the limit of his ability"



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