bound

³bound

Definition of BOUND

past and past participle of bind

¹bound

adjective \ˈbau̇nd\

Definition of BOUND

1

archaic : ready

2

: intending to go : going <bound for home> <college-bound>

Origin of BOUND

Middle English boun, from Old Norse būinn, past participle of būa to dwell, prepare; akin to Old High German būan to dwell — more at bower

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with BOUND

crowned, found, ground, hound, mound, pound, round, sound, stound, swound, wound

²bound

noun

Definition of BOUND

1

a : a limiting line : boundary —usually used in plural

b : something that limits or restrains <beyond the bounds of decency>

2

usually plural

a : borderland

b : the land within certain bounds

3

: a number greater than or equal to every number in a set (as the range of a function); also : a number less than or equal to every number in a set

Origin of BOUND

Middle English, from Anglo-French bounde, bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina

First Known Use: 13th century

⁴bound

transitive verb

Definition of BOUND

1

: to set limits or bounds to : confine

2

: to form the boundary of : enclose

3

: to name the boundaries of

First Known Use of BOUND

14th century

⁵bound

adjective

Definition of BOUND

1

: placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged <duty-bound>

2

a : fastened by or as if by a band : confined <desk-bound>

b : very likely : sure <bound to rain soon>

3

: made costive : constipated

4

of a book : secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue

5

: determined, resolved

6

: held in chemical or physical combination

7

: always occurring in combination with another linguistic form <un- in unknown and -er in speaker are bound forms> — compare free 11d

Origin of BOUND

Middle English bounden, from past participle of binden to bind

First Known Use: 14th century

⁶bound

noun

Definition of BOUND

1

: leap, jump

2

: the action of rebounding : bounce

Origin of BOUND

Middle French bond, from bondir to leap, from Vulgar Latin *bombitire to hum, from Latin bombus deep hollow sound — more at bomb

First Known Use: circa 1553

⁷bound

intransitive verb

Definition of BOUND

1

: to move by leaping

2

: rebound, bounce

First Known Use of BOUND

1592

bound

adjective \ˈbau̇nd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BOUND

1

: made costive : constipated

2

: held in chemical or physical combination <bound water in a molecule>