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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

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

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