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Detailed Synonyms for bounds in English

bounds:

bounds

  1. bounds

bounds [the ~] nomen

  1. the bounds
    – the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 1
    the bound; the boundary; the bounds
    – the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 1

Alternate Synonyms for "bounds":


Related Definitions for "bounds":

  1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something1

bound:

bound adj

  1. bound
  2. bound
  3. bound
    – confined by bonds 1
    bound
    – confined by bonds 1
    • bound adj
      • bound and gagged hostages1
  4. bound
    – secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form 1
    bound
    – secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form 1
    • bound adj
      • bound volumes1
      • leather-bound volumes1
  5. bound
    – (usually followed by `to') governed by fate 1
    bound; destined
    – (usually followed by `to') governed by fate 1
    • bound adj
      • bound to happen1
    • destined adj
      • an old house destined to be demolished1
      • he is destined to be famous1
  6. bound
    – confined in the bowels 1
    bound
    – confined in the bowels 1
    • bound adj
      • he is bound in the belly1
  7. bound
    – held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union 1
    bound
    – held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union 1
  8. bound
    – bound by contract 1
    bound; indentured; apprenticed; articled
    – bound by contract 1
  9. bound
    – headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' 1
    bound; destined
    – headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' 1
    • bound adj
      • children bound for school1
    • destined adj
      • a flight destined for New York1
  10. bound
    – covered or wrapped with a bandage 1
    bound; bandaged
    – covered or wrapped with a bandage 1
    • bound adj
      • an injury bound in fresh gauze1
    • bandaged adj
      • the bandaged wound on the back of his head1
  11. bound
    – bound by an oath 1
    bound
    – bound by an oath 1
    • bound adj
      • a bound official1
  12. bound
    – Limited in performance or speed; for example, an input/output-bound system is limited by the speed of its input and output devices (keyboard, disk drives, and so on), even though the processor or program is capable of performing at a higher rate. 2
    bound
    – Limited in performance or speed; for example, an input/output-bound system is limited by the speed of its input and output devices (keyboard, disk drives, and so on), even though the processor or program is capable of performing at a higher rate. 2
  13. bound
    – Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a file that can be managed using the source control features in tools such as Visual Studio and Expression Blend. 2
    bound
    – Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a file that can be managed using the source control features in tools such as Visual Studio and Expression Blend. 2

to bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)

  1. to bound
    to bound; to enclose; to limit; to surround; to end
    • bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • enclose verb (encloses, enclosed, enclosing)
    • limit verb (limits, limited, limiting)
    • surround verb (surrounds, surrounded, surrounding)
    • end verb (ends, ended, ending)
  2. to bound
    – place limits on (extent or access) 1
    to bound; to confine; restrict; to restrain; to limit; to throttle; trammel
    – place limits on (extent or access) 1
    • bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • confine verb (confines, confined, confining)
    • restrict verb
      • restrict the use of this parking lot1
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • limit verb (limits, limited, limiting)
      • limit the time you can spend with your friends1
    • throttle verb (throttles, throttled, throttling)
    • trammel verb
  3. to bound
    – spring back; spring away from an impact 1
    to bound; to spring; to bounce; to rebound; to recoil; to reverberate; to ricochet; resile; take a hop
    – spring back; spring away from an impact 1
    • bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • spring verb (springs, sprang, springing)
    • bounce verb (bounces, bounced, bouncing)
      • The rubber ball bounced1
    • rebound verb (rebounds, rebounded, rebounding)
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • reverberate verb (reverberates, reverberated, reverberating)
    • ricochet verb (ricochets, ricocheted, ricocheting)
    • resile verb
      • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide1
    • take a hop verb
  4. to bound
    – move forward by leaps and bounds 1
    to bound; to spring; to leap; to jump
    – move forward by leaps and bounds 1
    • bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)
      • The horse bounded across the meadow1
    • spring verb (springs, sprang, springing)
    • leap verb (leaps, leapt, leaping)
      • The child leapt across the puddle1
    • jump verb (jumps, jumped, jumping)
      • Can you jump over the fence?1
  5. to bound
    – form the boundary of; be contiguous to 1
    to bound; to border
    – form the boundary of; be contiguous to 1
    • bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • border verb (borders, bordered, bordering)

Conjugations for bound:

present
  1. bound
  2. bound
  3. bounds
  4. bound
  5. bound
  6. bound
simple past
  1. bounded
  2. bounded
  3. bounded
  4. bounded
  5. bounded
  6. bounded
present perfect
  1. have bounded
  2. have bounded
  3. has bounded
  4. have bounded
  5. have bounded
  6. have bounded
past continuous
  1. was bounding
  2. were bounding
  3. was bounding
  4. were bounding
  5. were bounding
  6. were bounding
future
  1. shall bound
  2. will bound
  3. will bound
  4. shall bound
  5. will bound
  6. will bound
continuous present
  1. am bounding
  2. are bounding
  3. is bounding
  4. are bounding
  5. are bounding
  6. are bounding
subjunctive
  1. be bounded
  2. be bounded
  3. be bounded
  4. be bounded
  5. be bounded
  6. be bounded
diverse
  1. bound!
  2. let's bound!
  3. bounded
  4. bounding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

bound [the ~] nomen

  1. the bound
    – a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards 1
    the bound; the spring; the leap; the bounce; the leaping; the saltation
    – a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards 1
  2. the bound
    – the greatest possible degree of something 1
    the bound; the boundary; the limit
    – the greatest possible degree of something 1
    • bound [the ~] nomen
      • what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior1
    • boundary [the ~] nomen
    • limit [the ~] nomen
      • to the limit of his ability1
  3. the bound
    – the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 1
    the bound; the boundary; the bounds
    – the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 1
  4. the bound
    – a line determining the limits of an area 1
    the bound; the edge; the boundary
    – a line determining the limits of an area 1
  5. the bound
    – The upper or lower limit in a permitted range of values. 2
    the bound
    – The upper or lower limit in a permitted range of values. 2
  6. the bound
    – The size and location of an object. 2
    the bound
    – The size and location of an object. 2

Related Words for "bound":


Alternate Synonyms for "bound":


Antonyms for "bound":


Related Definitions for "bound":

  1. confined by bonds1
    • bound and gagged hostages1
  2. secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form1
    • bound volumes1
    • leather-bound volumes1
  3. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate1
    • bound to happen1
  4. confined in the bowels1
    • he is bound in the belly1
  5. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union1
  6. bound by contract1
  7. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'1
    • children bound for school1
  8. covered or wrapped with a bandage1
    • an injury bound in fresh gauze1
  9. bound by an oath1
    • a bound official1
  10. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards1
  11. the greatest possible degree of something1
    • what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior1
  12. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something1
  13. a line determining the limits of an area1
  14. place limits on (extent or access)1
  15. spring back; spring away from an impact1
  16. move forward by leaps and bounds1
    • The horse bounded across the meadow1
  17. form the boundary of; be contiguous to1
  18. Limited in performance or speed; for example, an input/output-bound system is limited by the speed of its input and output devices (keyboard, disk drives, and so on), even though the processor or program is capable of performing at a higher rate.2
  19. The upper or lower limit in a permitted range of values.2
  20. The size and location of an object.2
  21. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a file that can be managed using the source control features in tools such as Visual Studio and Expression Blend.2

Related Synonyms for bounds