[ noun ]
■ a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
→
bounce
,
leap
,
leaping
,
saltation
,
spring
[ noun ]
■ the greatest possible degree of something
e.g.)
・what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
→
boundary
,
limit
[ noun ]
■ the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
→
boundary
,
bounds
[ noun ]
■ a line determining the limits of an area
→
boundary
,
edge
[ verb ]
■ place limits on (extent or access)
→
confine
,
limit
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
throttle
,
trammel
[ verb ]
■ spring back
■ spring away from an impact
→
bounce
,
rebound
,
recoil
,
resile
,
reverberate
,
ricochet
,
spring
,
take a hop
[ verb ]
■ move forward by leaps and bounds
e.g.)
・The horse bounded across the meadow
→
jump
,
leap
,
spring
[ verb ]
■ form the boundary of
■ be contiguous to
→
border
[ adjective ]
■ confined by bonds
e.g.)
・bound and gagged hostages
[ adjective ]
■ secured with a cover or binding
■ often used as a combining form
e.g.)
・bound volumes
・leather-bound volumes
[ adjective satellite ]
■ (usually followed by `to') governed by fate
e.g.)
・bound to happen
→
destined
[ adjective satellite ]
■ confined in the bowels
e.g.)
・he is bound in the belly
[ adjective ]
■ held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
[ adjective satellite ]
■ bound by contract
→
apprenticed
,
articled
,
indentured
[ adjective satellite ]
■ headed or intending to head in a certain direction
■ often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
e.g.)
・children bound for school
→
destined
[ adjective satellite ]
■ covered or wrapped with a bandage
e.g.)
・an injury bound in fresh gauze
→
bandaged
[ adjective satellite ]
■ bound by an oath
e.g.)
・a bound official
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