Definition of out-of-bounds
: outside the prescribed or conventional boundaries or limits
- If the Frisbee hits the ground or soars out-of-bounds, it changes hands.
- —John Bowermaster
- Only a few yards over the green are out-of-bounds markers.
- —Jeff Gerth
- Our slate is going to have edgier films that aren't exactly out-of-bounds for children, but that are really made for more sophisticated audiences.
- —David Hochman
