bound Meaning and Definition

1. a. confined by bonds

2. a. secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form

3. a. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

4. n. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

5. n. the greatest possible degree of something

6. n. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

7. n. a line determining the limits of an area

8. s. bound by contract

9. s. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in college-bound students'

10. s. covered or wrapped with a bandage

11. s. bound by an oath

12. s. (usually followed by to') governed by fate

13. s. confined in the bowels

14. v. place limits on (extent or access)

15. v. spring back; spring away from an impact

16. v. move forward by leaps and bounds

17. v. form the boundary of; be contiguous to