bound (Noun) — A line determining the limits of an area.
bound (Noun) — The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.
bound (Noun) — The greatest possible degree of something. ex. "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour"
bound (Noun) — A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.
bound (Verb) — Move forward by leaps and bounds. ex. "The horse bounded across the meadow"
bound (Verb) — Form the boundary of; be contiguous to.
bound (Verb) — Place limits on (extent or access).
bound (Verb) — Move back in a roughly opposite direction after an impact. ex. "The rubber ball bounded"
bound (Verb) — Remain stuck to; keep in place. ex. "Will this wallpaper bind to the wall?"
bound (Verb) — Create social or emotional ties.
bound (Verb) — Make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope. ex. "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
bound (Verb) — Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose.
bound (Verb) — Secure with (or as if with) ropes in order to prevent movement or escape. ex. "bind the prisoners"
bound (Verb) — Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted. ex. "He's bound by a contract"
bound (Verb) — Provide with a binding. ex. "bind the books in leather"
bound (Verb) — Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord. ex. "They bound their victim to the chair"
bound (Verb) — (chemistry) form a chemical bond with. ex. "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
bound (Verb) — Cause to be constipated. ex. "These foods tend to bind you"
bound (Verb) — (computing) associate an identifier with a value or object.
bound (Adjective) — Confined by bonds. ex. "bound and gagged hostages"
bound (Adjective) — (physics) held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union.
bound (Adjective) — Secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form. ex. "bound volumes" ex. "leather-bound volumes"
bound (Adjective) — (usually followed by 'to') governed by fate. ex. "bound to happen"
bound (Adjective) — Covered or wrapped with a bandage. ex. "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
bound (Adjective) — Headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in 'college-bound students'. ex. "children bound for school"
bound (Adjective) — Bound by an oath. ex. "a bound official"
bound (Adjective) — Bound by contract.
bound (Adjective) — Confined in the bowels. ex. "he is bound in the belly"