bound
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1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (noun.act)
hypernym | : | jump, jumping, |
definition | : | the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | caper, capriole, |
definition | : | a playful leap or hop (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | pounce, |
definition | : | the act of pouncing (noun.act) |
2. the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | extent, |
definition | : | the distance or area or volume over which something extends (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | knife-edge, |
definition | : | a narrow boundary (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | brink, verge, |
definition | : | the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute) |
3. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location)
hypernym | : | extremity, |
definition | : | the outermost or farthest region or point (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | hairline, |
definition | : | the natural margin formed by hair on the head (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | frontier, |
definition | : | an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | heliopause, |
definition | : | the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | bourn, bourne, |
definition | : | an archaic term for a boundary (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | district line, |
definition | : | the boundary between two districts (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | county line, |
definition | : | the boundary between two counties (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | city line, |
definition | : | the boundary of a city (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | border, edge, |
definition | : | the boundary of a surface (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | end, |
definition | : | a boundary marking the extremities of something (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | lineation, outline, |
definition | : | the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | surface, |
definition | : | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | shoreline, |
definition | : | a boundary line between land and water (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | rubicon, |
definition | : | the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war (noun.location) |
4. a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)
hypernym | : | line, |
definition | : | a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | rim, |
definition | : | the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | border, margin, perimeter, |
definition | : | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | upper bound, |
definition | : | (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | lower bound, |
definition | : | (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | thalweg, |
definition | : | the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states (noun.shape) |
5. place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
hyponym | : | reduce, tighten, |
definition | : | narrow or limit (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | tie, |
definition | : | limit or restrict to (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | gate, |
definition | : | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | mark off, mark out, |
definition | : | set boundaries to and delimit (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | baffle, regulate, |
definition | : | check the emission of (sound) (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | clamp down, crack down, |
definition | : | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | inhibit, |
definition | : | limit the range or extent of (verb.change) |
6. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)
hyponym | : | kick, kick back, recoil, |
definition | : | spring back, as from a forceful thrust (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | bound off, skip, |
definition | : | bound off one point after another (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | carom, |
definition | : | rebound after hitting (verb.motion) |
7. move forward by leaps and bounds (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | move, |
definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | pronk, |
definition | : | jump straight up (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | burst, |
definition | : | move suddenly, energetically, or violently (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | bounce, |
definition | : | leap suddenly (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | capriole, |
definition | : | perform a capriole, of horses in dressage (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | galumph, |
definition | : | move around heavily and clumsily (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | ski jump, |
definition | : | jump on skis (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | saltate, |
definition | : | leap or skip, often in dancing (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | vault, |
definition | : | bound vigorously (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | leapfrog, |
definition | : | jump across (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | overleap, vault, |
definition | : | jump across or leap over (an obstacle) (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | curvet, |
definition | : | perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | caper, |
definition | : | jump about playfully (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | hop, |
definition | : | make a jump forward or upward (verb.motion) |
8. form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative)
hyponym | : | skirt, |
definition | : | form the edge of (verb.stative) |
hyponym | : | verge, |
definition | : | border on; come close to (verb.stative) |
hyponym | : | shore, |
definition | : | serve as a shore to (verb.stative) |
9. confined by bonds (adj.all)
similar | : | fettered, shackled, |
definition | : | bound by chains fastened around the ankles (adj.all) |
similar | : | furled, rolled, |
definition | : | rolled up and secured (adj.all) |
similar | : | pinioned, |
definition | : | bound fast especially having the arms restrained (adj.all) |
similar | : | tethered, |
definition | : | confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain (adj.all) |
similar | : | tied, trussed, |
definition | : | bound or secured closely (adj.all) |
similar | : | wired, |
definition | : | tied or bound with wire (adj.all) |
also | : | unfree, |
definition | : | hampered and not free; not able to act at will (adj.all) |
10. secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form (adj.all)
similar | : | brassbound, |
definition | : | having trim or fittings of brass (adj.all) |
similar | : | cased, |
definition | : | enclosed in a case (adj.all) |
similar | : | half-bound, |
definition | : | (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another (adj.all) |
similar | : | well-bound, |
definition | : | (of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding (adj.all) |
11. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate (adj.all)
similar | : | certain, sure, |
definition | : | certain to occur; destined or inevitable (adj.all) |
12. confined in the bowels (adj.all)
similar | : | constipated, |
definition | : | have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels (adj.all) |
13. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union (adj.all)
similar | : | conjugate, conjugated, |
definition | : | of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond (adj.all) |
domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
14. bound by contract (adj.all)
similar | : | unfree, |
definition | : | hampered and not free; not able to act at will (adj.all) |
15. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' (adj.all)
similar | : | orientated, oriented, |
definition | : | adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination (adj.all) |
16. covered or wrapped with a bandage (adj.all)
similar | : | treated, |
definition | : | given medical care or treatment (adj.all) |
17. bound by an oath (adj.all)
similar | : | sworn, |
definition | : | bound by or stated on oath (adj.all) |
18. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (noun.act)
derivation | : | bound, jump, leap, spring, |
definition | : | move forward by leaps and bounds (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | jump, leap, |
definition | : | cause to jump or leap (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | saltate, |
definition | : | leap or skip, often in dancing (verb.motion) |
19. the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
20. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location)
derivation | : | border, bound, |
definition | : | form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative) |
21. a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)
derivation | : | border, bound, |
definition | : | form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative) |
22. place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
definition | : | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | confinement, restriction, |
definition | : | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | clipper, limiter, |
definition | : | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | bond, hamper, shackle, trammel, |
definition | : | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, limit, |
definition | : | the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | limitation, |
definition | : | the quality of being limited or restricted (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
definition | : | a principle that limits the extent of something (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, bounds, |
definition | : | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, edge, |
definition | : | a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape) |
derivation | : | limitation, |
definition | : | (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought (noun.time) |
derivation | : | restrictive, |
definition | : | serving to restrict (adj.all) |
23. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)
derivation | : | bounce, bounciness, |
definition | : | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | bounce, bouncing, |
definition | : | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) (noun.event) |
derivation | : | resilience, resiliency, |
definition | : | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back (noun.event) |
derivation | : | carom, ricochet, |
definition | : | a glancing rebound (noun.event) |
24. move forward by leaps and bounds (verb.motion)
derivation | : | jump, jumping, |
definition | : | the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground (noun.act) |
derivation | : | leap, |
definition | : | the distance leaped (or to be leaped) (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | bounder, leaper, |
definition | : | someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) (noun.person) |
25. form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative)
also | : | approach, border on, |
definition | : | come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, bounds, |
definition | : | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location) |
derivation | : | border, edge, |
definition | : | the boundary of a surface (noun.location) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, edge, |
definition | : | a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape) |
derivation | : | border, margin, perimeter, |
definition | : | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary (noun.shape) |
26. confined by bonds (adj.all)
antonym | : | unbound, |
definition | : | not restrained or tied down by bonds (adj.all) |
27. secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form (adj.all)
antonym | : | unbound, |
definition | : | not secured within a cover (adj.all) |
28. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union (adj.all)
antonym | : | free, |
definition | : | unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion (adj.all) |
29. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (noun.act)
derivation | : | bound, jump, leap, spring, |
definition | : | move forward by leaps and bounds (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | jump, leap, |
definition | : | cause to jump or leap (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | saltate, |
definition | : | leap or skip, often in dancing (verb.motion) |
30. the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)
31. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location)
derivation | : | border, bound, |
definition | : | form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative) |
32. a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)
derivation | : | border, bound, |
definition | : | form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative) |
33. place limits on (extent or access) (verb.change)
derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
definition | : | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | confinement, restriction, |
definition | : | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | clipper, limiter, |
definition | : | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | bond, hamper, shackle, trammel, |
definition | : | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, limit, |
definition | : | the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | limitation, |
definition | : | the quality of being limited or restricted (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | limitation, restriction, |
definition | : | a principle that limits the extent of something (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, bounds, |
definition | : | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, edge, |
definition | : | a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape) |
derivation | : | limitation, |
definition | : | (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought (noun.time) |
derivation | : | restrictive, |
definition | : | serving to restrict (adj.all) |
34. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)
derivation | : | bounce, bounciness, |
definition | : | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | bounce, bouncing, |
definition | : | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) (noun.event) |
derivation | : | resilience, resiliency, |
definition | : | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back (noun.event) |
derivation | : | carom, ricochet, |
definition | : | a glancing rebound (noun.event) |
35. move forward by leaps and bounds (verb.motion)
derivation | : | jump, jumping, |
definition | : | the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground (noun.act) |
derivation | : | leap, |
definition | : | the distance leaped (or to be leaped) (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | bounder, leaper, |
definition | : | someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) (noun.person) |
36. form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative)
also | : | approach, border on, |
definition | : | come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, bounds, |
definition | : | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (noun.location) |
derivation | : | border, edge, |
definition | : | the boundary of a surface (noun.location) |
derivation | : | bound, boundary, edge, |
definition | : | a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape) |
derivation | : | border, margin, perimeter, |
definition | : | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary (noun.shape) |
37. confined by bonds (adj.all)
antonym | : | unbound, |
definition | : | not restrained or tied down by bonds (adj.all) |
38. secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form (adj.all)
antonym | : | unbound, |
definition | : | not secured within a cover (adj.all) |
39. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union (adj.all)
antonym | : | free, |
definition | : | unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion (adj.all) |
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