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   bound

   /baʊnd/

   verb

   • 1. past and past participle of bind

   adjective

   • 1. certain to be or to do or have something: "there is bound to be a change of plan" Similar certainsurevery likelyguaranteeddestinedpredestinedfatedinformal:nailed on
   • ▪ obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something: "I'm bound to do what I can to help Sam" Similar obligatedobligedunder obligationcompelledrequiredduty-boundhonour-boundconstrainedpledgedcommitted
   • 2. restricted or confined to a specified place: "his job kept him city-bound"
   • ▪ prevented from operating normally by the specified conditions: "blizzard-bound Boston"
   • 3. (of a book) having a specified binding: "fine leather-bound books"
   • 4. (of a grammatical element) occurring only in combination with another form.
   • ▪ in Chomskyan linguistics, (of a reflexive, reciprocal, or other linguistic unit) dependent for its reference on another noun phrase in the same sentence.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BOUND definition: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2. to be seriously intending to do something: 3. I am…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of BOUND is fastened by or as if by a band : confined. How to use bound in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBOUND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   BOUND meaning: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2. to be seriously intending to do something: 3. I am…. Learn more.

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   determined or resolved: He is bound to go. Pathology. constipated. Mathematics. (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction. Compare free ( def 32 ). held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBOUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If one person, thing, or situation is bound to another, they are closely associated with each other, and it is difficult for them to be separated or to escape from each other. We are as tightly bound to the people we dislike as to the people we love.

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   To bound is to jump or hop — usually as you run. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being bound for New York or homeward-bound.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › boundBound - definition of bound by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To set a limit to; confine: a high wall that bounded the prison yard; lives that were bounded by poverty. 2. To constitute the boundary or limit of: a city park that was bounded by busy streets. 3. To identify the boundaries of; demarcate. v.intr. To border on another place, state, or country. Idioms: in/within bounds Sports.