bound

nouns

a line determining the limits of an area
bound, boundary, edge
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
bound, boundary, bounds
the greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
bound, boundary, limit
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring

verbs

move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
bound, jump, leap, spring
is derived from
bounder
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
border, bound
is derived from
boundary
is derived from
boundary
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop

adjectives

confined by bonds
"bound and gagged hostages"
bound
antonym
unbound
is similar to
bound with chains
"enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones"; "prisoners in chains"
chained, enchained
is similar to
bound by chains fastened around the ankles
fettered, shackled
is similar to
rolled up and secured
"furled sails bound securely to the spar"; "a furled flag"; "his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm"
furled, rolled
is similar to
bound fast especially having the arms restrained
pinioned
is similar to
confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
tethered
is similar to
bound or secured closely
"the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken"
tied, trussed
is similar to
tied or bound with wire
"wired bundles of newspapers"
wired
see also
hampered and not free; not able to act at will
unfree
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
bound
antonym
free
is similar to
of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond
conjugate, conjugated
is similar to
formed by the union of two compounds
"a conjugated protein"
conjugate, conjugated
domain category
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
chemical science, chemistry
domain category
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
"his favorite subject was physics"
natural philosophy, physics
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
"bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"
bound
antonym
unbound
is similar to
having trim or fittings of brass
"a brassbound campaign chest"; "the heavy brassbound door"
brassbound
is similar to
enclosed in a case
cased
is similar to
(of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another
half-bound
is similar to
(of books) having a flexible binding
paperback, paperbacked
is similar to
(of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding
well-bound
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
"bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
bound, destined
covered or wrapped with a bandage
"the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
bandaged, bound
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
"children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"
bound, destined
bound by an oath
"a bound official"
bound
is similar to
bound by or stated on oath
"now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare
sworn
bound by contract
apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured
confined in the bowels
"he is bound in the belly"
bound
is similar to
have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels
constipated