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form the boundary of; be contiguous to confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" chained, fettered, furled, pinioned, tethered, trussed, wired secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" brassbound, cased, half-bound, paperback, well-bound held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union conjugate headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students''; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York" oriented bound by an oath; "a bound official" sworn the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" treated a line determining the limits of an area move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" bound by contract unfree a light springing movement upwards or forwards place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" |
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