bound

bound: bound¹ n

1: boundary

— usu. used in pl.

metes and bound s

2: something that limits or restrains

within the bound s of the law

bound² past and past part of bind

bound³ vt: to form the boundary of or enclose

property bound ed on the north by a stone wall

bound⁴ adj: placed under a legal or moral restraint or obligation

bound: I adjective accountable, answerable, beholden, called by duiy, chargeable, committed, compelled, constrained, destined, engaged, forced, having no alternative, impelled, liable, necessitated, obligated, obliged, pledged, pressed by duty, required, responsible, restrained, tied, under a vow, under compulsion, under necessity, under obligation foreign phrases:
- Naturale est quidlibet dissolvi eo modo quo ligatur. — It is natural for a thing to be unbound in the same way in which it was made binding

- Nemo tenetur ad impossibile. — No one is bound to do an impossibility.

- Quo ligatur, eo dissolvitur. — By the same means by which a thing is bound, it is released
II index abut, accountable (responsible), actionable, attached (annexed), barrier, boundary, circumscribe (surround by boundary), confine, definite, delimit, demarcate, detain (restrain), diminish, en route, enclose, encompass (surround), end (termination), frontier, hedge, include, indebted, inextricable, limit, loyal, mete, palliate (abate), periphery, purposeful, qualify (condition), restrict, shut, specialize

bound: adj.
Obligated to by contract or moral constraint.
n.
The edge of a piece of property; the limit or boundary. See also metes and bounds

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Synonyms:

Limit, bourn, border, confine, Jump, leap, spring / Leap, jump, spring, bounce, Limit, border, terminate, circumscribe, Rebound, spring back, Destined, tending, going, on the way

Look at other dictionaries:

bound — bound·a·ry; bound; bound·ed·ness; bound·en; bound·er·ish; bound·ing·ly; bound·less; bound·ness; brass·bound·er; em·bound; dis·bound; bound·er; re·bound; un·bound; bound·less·ly; bound·less·ness; hide·bound·ness; pre·bound; un·bound·ed·ly;… … English syllables
bound — [baʊnd] adjective LAW be bound if someone is bound by a law, promise, or agreement, they have to do what it says: • He is still bound by his contract with the record label. • The developer is legally bound to abide by the conditions in the… … Financial and business terms
bound — bound1 [bound] vi. [MFr bondir < OFr, to leap, make a noise, orig., to echo back < LL bombitare, to buzz, hum < L bombus, a humming: see BOMB] 1. to move with a leap or series of leaps 2. to spring back from a surface after striking it,… … English World dictionary
Bound — may refer to: *Upper and lower bounds, observed limits of mathematical functions *Terms or bounds, segments of each astrological sign that are said to have different ruling planets *Bound state, in physics *Bounds checking, in computer… … Wikipedia
bound — Ⅰ. bound [1] ► VERB ▪ walk or run with leaping strides. ► NOUN ▪ a leaping movement towards or over something. ORIGIN French bondir resound , later rebound , from Latin bombus humming . Ⅱ. bound [2] … English terms dictionary
Bound — Bound, p. p. & a. 1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume. [1913 Webster] 3. Under legal or moral restraint or obligation. [1913 Webster] 4. Constrained or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bound up in — Bound Bound, p. p. & a. 1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume. [1913 Webster] 3. Under legal or moral restraint or obligation. [1913 Webster] 4.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bound II — est un personnage de fiction crée par Rick Bota. Description Biographie Fictive Bound II était le mari de Bound. Il était un voleur, un violeur,un meurtrier. Il ouvrit la boîte des Lamentations et fut transformé en Bound II. Dans Hellraiser 7 il… … Wikipédia en Français
-bound — [ baund ] suffix 1. ) used with some adjectives and nouns, for example place names, to make adjectives describing where someone or something is going: a Tokyo bound plane 2. ) used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning that someone is unable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bound — n *limit, confine, end, term Analogous words: *border, verge, edge bound adj Bound, bond, indentured, articled are comparable when they mean obliged to serve a master or in a clearly defined capacity for a certain number of years by the terms of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

bound

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Law dictionary

bound

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link