Bound | Mean of bound in English Dictionary

• very likely or certain to do or to be something
1. It's bound to rain soon.
2. It's bound to be a great party.
3. I knew they would get married. It was bound to happen.
4. Everyone is bound to make mistakes sometimes.
5. Such a foolish plan is bound to fail.
• unlikely or unable to change, develop, move, etc., because of being held or controlled by something
1. an organization that is bound by tradition
2. a tradition-bound organization
3. a culture-bound philosophy
• tied together with something (such as a string or rope)
1. a neatly/tightly/loosely bound stack of papers

• closely joined or connected to other people
1. She and I are bound (together) by our shared past. [=we are connected to each other because we have the same past]
2. family members bound by either blood or marriage
• required by law or duty to do something
1. The state is legally bound [=obligated] to provide each child with an education.
2. He was duty bound [=it was his duty] to help.
3. I felt honor bound to defend them. [=I felt that I had to defend them because it was morally right]
4. (chiefly Brit) The experiment, I am bound to say [=I must say/admit], seems to have succeeded.
• held together or covered with a particular type of material
1. books bound in leather/velvet
2. leather-bound books [=books with leather covers]
3. a spiral-bound notebook [=a notebook that has its pages held together with a curving wire]
• very determined
1. We were bound and determined to finish the project on time.
• closely involved or associated
1. The fates of such projects are always bound up in politics.
2. Their lives are closely bound up with their religion.
3. These societal changes are inextricably bound up with the development of new technologies.
• going or planning to go to a specified place
1. We were homeward bound. [=we were going towards our home]
2. college-bound teenagers [=teenagers who are planning to go to college]
3. She got on a plane bound for [=going to] London.
4. He was bound for New York.
5. a ship bound for Africa
• Noun
• a leap or long jump
1. He leapt over the puddle in/with a single bound.
• Verb
• to move by jumping
1. She came bounding down the stairs.
2. We saw three deer bound over the fence into the woods.
• Noun
• the point at which something (such as an idea or someone's behavior) stops being good or acceptable
1. The play goes beyond the bounds of decency. = The play exceeds the bounds of decency.
2. within the bounds of reason = within reasonable bounds
3. The police officers exceeded/overstepped their bounds and broke the law.
• something that shows where one area ends and another area begins
1. the bounds [=(more commonly) boundaries] of the nature reserve
• to have no limit
1. His generosity knows no bounds. [=he is extremely generous]
• inside the area where players or the ball must stay in sports like basketball and American football
1. The receiver was still in bounds when he caught the pass.
2. The referee said the ball landed in bounds.
• outside the area where players or the ball must stay in sports like basketball and American football
1. The ball was kicked out of bounds.
2. The player stepped out of bounds to avoid being hit.
• not good or acceptable
1. The teacher's comment was completely out of bounds. [=unacceptable, inappropriate]
• Verb
• to form a border around (an area)
1. a quiet village bounded [=surrounded, enclosed] by mountains
2. The city is bounded by two major highways.