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bound

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bound \Bound\, a. [Past p. of OE. bounen to prepare, fr. boun ready, prepared, fr. Icel. b[=u]inn, p. p. of b[=u]a to dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower. See Bond , a., and cf. Busk , v.] Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Bound was a British 4 wheeled cyclecar made in 1920 by Bound Brothers of Southampton , England. The car had single seat bodywork and was very narrow. Power came from a single cylinder Precision engine rated at 3½ horsepower and drive was to the rear ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"limit," c.1200, from Anglo-Latin bunda , from Old French bonde "limit, boundary, boundary stone" (12c., Modern French borne ), variant of bodne , from Medieval Latin bodina , perhaps from Gaulish. Now chiefly in out of bounds , which originally referred ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. something that hinders as if with bonds [also: bound ]

Usage examples of bound.

She will accompany me from Geneva to the place where I am bound to go.

It is therefore clear that she was not bound to fulfil that precept, but fulfilled the observance of purification of her own accord, as stated above.

The assay involves using a radioactive drug which binds quantitatively to the acetylcholine receptor, the amount of radioactivity bound being proportional to the amount of receptor present.

The acroterion is cast in the reclining form of a pretty young man, hands bound above his head, ankles bound as well, and a gag tied tightly across his mouth.

Any show of undue affluence would be bound to estrange at least one part of the community.

Psychopath ROUs are bound for the Excession but the rest are down for defensive duties elsewhere to cope with likely threats from Affront battle units.

Barbarians of Gaul, more especially the Goths, repeatedly declared, that they were bound to the people by the ties of hospitality, and to the emperor by the duty of allegiance and military service.

The Fox is bound to barter him for an allya daughter of the high march of Yiss, perhaps, or a rich Darthacan noblewoman, and Chalion will have lost its chance!

Filfaeril sat alone in the apse of a silent throne room, staring down a long ambulatory bounded by double-stacked arches and tall columns of fluted marble.

Their voices rose like distant waves in a slow, antiphonal song, punctuated by the rumble of huge drums bound in human hide, which thumped and throbbed like the beating of a gigantic heart.

Court held that the federal courts were not bound by the decision of a court of first instance of South Carolina, which was the only decision applicable to the interpretation of the insurance policy in dispute.

The renewed influence in the arrondissement of Arcis which the Restoration gave to the house of Cinq-Cygne had naturally drawn closer the ties that bound together the various families affected by the criminal trial relating to the abduction of Gondreville.

For a time even her immense prestige as a dancer suffered some eclipse, but this, with a performer of her supreme artistry, was bound to be only a passing phase.

That no district commander or member of the board of registration, or any of the officers or appointees acting under them, shall be bound in his action by any opinion of any civil officer of the United States.

Within a few moments, Frey and Assh appeared, one bounding through a window, the other sneaking up silently, belly low, behind her.