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Meaning of bound

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bound
      adj 1: confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" [ant:
             {unbound}]
      2: held with another element, substance or material in chemical
         or physical union [ant: {free}]
      3: secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining
         form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" [ant:
         {unbound}]
      4: (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to
         happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is
         destined to be famous" [syn: {bound(p)}, {destined}]
      5: covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the
         back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" [syn:
         {bandaged}, {bound}]
      6: 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"
         [syn: {bound}, {destined}]
      7: bound by an oath; "a bound official"
      8: bound by contract [syn: {apprenticed}, {articled}, {bound},
         {indentured}]
      9: confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly"
      n 1: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: {boundary},
           {edge}, {bound}]
      2: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
         [syn: {boundary}, {bound}, {bounds}]
      3: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was
         beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of
         his ability" [syn: {limit}, {bound}, {boundary}]
      4: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards [syn:
         {leap}, {leaping}, {spring}, {saltation}, {bound}, {bounce}]
      v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
           the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you
           jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {leap}, {bound},
           {spring}]
      2: form the boundary of; be contiguous to [syn: {bound},
         {border}]
      3: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this
         parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your
         friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit},
         {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}]
      4: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
         bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after
         they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop},
         {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate},
         {ricochet}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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