bound

1. Confined by bonds (synset 300253820)
   "bound and gagged hostages"
   also: unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will
   similar to:

   • chained, enchained - bound with chains
   • fettered, shackled - bound by chains fastened around the ankles
   • furled, rolled - rolled up and secured
   • pinioned - bound fast especially having the arms restrained
   • tethered - confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
   • tied, trussed - bound or secured closely
   • wired - tied or bound with wire
2. Held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union (synset 301062553)
   referred to in:

   • chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
   • natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
   similar to:

   • conjugate, conjugated - of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond
   • conjugate, conjugated - formed by the union of two compounds
3. Secured with a cover or binding;
   Often used as a combining form (synset 300257502)
   "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"
   similar to:

   • brassbound - having trim or fittings of brass
   • cased - enclosed in a case
   • half-bound - (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another
   • paperback, paperbacked - (of books) having a flexible binding
   • well-bound - (of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding
4. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate (synset 300341524)
   "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
   similar to: certain, sure - certain to occur; destined or inevitable
   same as: destined
5. Covered or wrapped with a bandage (synset 301962316)
   "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
   similar to: treated - given medical care or treatment
   same as: bandaged
6. Headed or intending to head in a certain direction;
   Often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' (synset 301687482)
   "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"
   similar to: orientated, oriented - adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
   same as: destined
7. Bound by an oath (synset 302380063)
   "a bound official"
   similar to: sworn - bound by or stated on oath
8. Bound by contract (synset 301068495)
   similar to: unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will
   same as: apprenticed, articled, indentured
9. Confined in the bowels (synset 300641418)
   "he is bound in the belly"
   similar to: constipated - have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels

1. A line determining the limits of an area (synset 113926085)
   is a type of: line - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
   subtypes:

   • rim - the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
   • border, margin, perimeter - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
   • fringe, outer boundary, periphery - the outside boundary or surface of something
   • brink, threshold, verge - a region marking a boundary
   • upper bound - (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set
   • lower bound - (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set
   • thalweg - the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states
   same as: boundary, edge
2. The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (synset 108529331)
   is a type of: extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point
   subtypes:

   • hairline - the natural margin formed by hair on the head
   • frontier - an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
   • heliopause - the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet
   • border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete - a line that indicates a boundary
   • bourn, bourne - an archaic term for a boundary
   • district line - the boundary between two districts
   • county line - the boundary between two counties
   • city line - the boundary of a city
   • border, edge - the boundary of a surface
   • end - a boundary marking the extremities of something
   • demarcation, demarcation line, limit - the boundary of a specific area
   • lineation, outline - the line that appears to bound an object
   • surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
   • shoreline - a boundary line between land and water
   specific instances:

   • rubicon - the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war
   • moho, mohorovicic discontinuity - the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle
   same as: boundary, bounds
3. The greatest possible degree of something (synset 105131322)
   "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
   is a type of: extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends
   subtypes:

   • knife-edge - a narrow boundary
   • absoluteness, starkness, utterness - the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
   • heat barrier, thermal barrier - a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
   • level best, maximum, utmost, uttermost - the greatest possible degree
   • brink, verge - the limit beyond which something happens or changes
   same as: boundary, limit
4. A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (synset 100121022)
   is a type of: jump, jumping - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
   subtypes:

   • caper, capriole - a playful leap or hop
   • pounce - the act of pouncing
   same as: bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring

1. Move forward by leaps and bounds (synset 201967949)
   "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
   is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
   subtypes:

   • pronk - jump straight up
   • bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop - spring back; spring away from an impact
   • burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently
   • bounce - leap suddenly
   • capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
   • galumph - move around heavily and clumsily
   • ski jump - jump on skis
   • saltate - leap or skip, often in dancing
   • vault - bound vigorously
   • leapfrog - jump across
   • overleap, vault - jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
   • curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
   • hop, hop-skip, skip - jump lightly
   • caper - jump about playfully
   • hop - make a jump forward or upward
   same as: jump, leap, spring
2. Form the boundary of;
   Be contiguous to (synset 202716547)
   is a type of: confine, enclose, hold in - close in
   subtypes:

   • skirt - form the edge of
   • verge - border on; come close to
   • shore - serve as a shore to
   same as: border
3. Place limits on (extent or amount or access) (synset 200234091)
   "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
   subtypes:

   • reduce, tighten - narrow or limit
   • tie - limit or restrict to
   • gate - restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
   • draw a line, draw the line - reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
   • mark off, mark out - set boundaries to and delimit
   • cramp, halter, hamper, strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of
   • constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up - severely restrict in scope or extent
   • clamp down, crack down - repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
   • delimit, delimitate, demarcate - set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
   • cumber, encumber, restrain - restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
   • scant, skimp - limit in quality or quantity
   same as: confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel
4. Spring back;
   Spring away from an impact (synset 201896097)
   "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
   is a type of: bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds
   subtypes:

   • kick, kick back, recoil - spring back, as from a forceful thrust
   • bound off, skip - bound off one point after another
   • carom - rebound after hitting
   same as: bounce, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop

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