Unscramble bound

Definition of bound

adjective:

• confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages". Antonyms: unbound.
• held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union. Antonyms: free.
• secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes", "leather-bound volumes". Antonyms: unbound.
• (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen", "an old house destined to be demolished", "he is destined to be famous". Synonyms: destined.
• covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head", "an injury bound in fresh gauze". Synonyms: bandaged.
• headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school", "a flight destined for New York". Synonyms: destined.
• bound by an oath; "a bound official".
• bound by contract. Synonyms: apprenticed, articled, indentured.
• confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly".

noun:

• a line determining the limits of an area. Synonyms: boundary, edge.
• the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. Synonyms: boundary, bounds.
• the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior", "to the limit of his ability". Synonyms: boundary, limit.
• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. Synonyms: bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring.

verb:

• move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow", "The child leapt across the puddle", "Can you jump over the fence?". Synonyms: jump, leap, spring.
• form the boundary of; be contiguous to. Synonyms: border.
• place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot", "limit the time you can spend with your friends". Synonyms: confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel.
• spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced", "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide". Synonyms: bounce, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop.
• stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?". Synonyms: adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to.
• create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child". Synonyms: attach, bind, bond, tie.
• make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women". Synonyms: bind. Antonyms: unbind.
• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose. Synonyms: bandage, bind.
• secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners", "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed". Synonyms: bind, tie down, tie up, truss.
• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract", "I'll hold you by your promise". Synonyms: bind, hold, obligate, oblige.
• provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather". Synonyms: bind.
• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair". Synonyms: bind, tie. Antonyms: untie.
• form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen". Synonyms: bind.
• cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you". Synonyms: bind, constipate.

Related words

absoluteness, article, baffle, band, befriend, bind, border, borderline, bounce, bourn, bourne, brink, burst, caper, capriole, carom, cement, constrain, cord, cramp, cumber, curvet, delimitation, demarcation, edge, encircle, encumber, end, faggot, fagot, fixate, fringe, frontier, gag, galumph, gate, gird, hairline, halter, hamper, harness, heliopause, hop, indent, indenture, inhibit, kick, knot, lace, lash, leapfrog, leash, ligate, limit, lineation, loop, margin, maximum, mete, muzzle, obstipate, outline, overleap, perimeter, periphery, pledge, pounce, pronk, rebind, rebound, recoil, reduce, regulate, rein, resile, restrain, retie, reverberate, ricochet, rim, rope, rule, saltate, shore, shoreline, skip, skirt, spring, starkness, stiffen, strangle, strap, surface, swaddle, swathe, thalweg, threshold, tie, tighten, truss, utmost, uttermost, utterness, vault, verge.

Words nearby

abound, bond, bounds, found, hound, mound, pound, round, sound, wound.

Rhymes with

abound, aground, around, astound, browned, compound, confound, confound, crowned, expound, found, ground, hound, impound, inbound, lb, mound, newfound, pound, profound.