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   bound

   /baʊnd/

   verb

   • 1. past and past participle of bind

   adjective

   • 1. certain to be or to do or have something: "there is bound to be a change of plan" Similar certainsurevery likelyguaranteeddestinedpredestinedfatedinformal:nailed on
   • ▪ obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something: "I'm bound to do what I can to help Sam" Similar obligatedobligedunder obligationcompelledrequiredduty-boundhonour-boundconstrainedpledgedcommitted
   • 2. restricted or confined to a specified place: "his job kept him city-bound"
   • ▪ prevented from operating normally by the specified conditions: "blizzard-bound Boston"
   • 3. (of a book) having a specified binding: "fine leather-bound books"
   • 4. (of a grammatical element) occurring only in combination with another form.
   • ▪ in Chomskyan linguistics, (of a reflexive, reciprocal, or other linguistic unit) dependent for its reference on another noun phrase in the same sentence.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • English (US)

     BOUND meaning: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2....

   • Housebound

     HOUSEBOUND definition: 1. unable to leave your home,...

   • Simplified

     BOUND translate: 肯定的, 肯定的;极有可能的;必然的;注定了的, 被迫的,...

   • Traditional

     BOUND translate: 肯定的, 肯定的;極有可能的;必然的;註定了的, 被迫的,...

   • Boundary

     BOUNDARY definition: 1. a real or imagined line that marks...

   • Inbound

     INBOUND definition: 1. travelling towards a particular...

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   verb. simple past tense and past participle of bind. adjective. tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner. made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family. secured within a cover, as a book. under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract. Synonyms: compelled, obliged, liable. destined; sure; certain:

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   To bound is to jump or hop — usually as you run. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being bound for New York or homeward-bound.

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