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noun
- (often used in plural) The border of a territory, which one must cross in order to enter or leave the territory.
- I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath, and walked on.
- Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.
- (mathematics) a value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values
verb
- (past of, bind)
- I the splint to my leg.
- I had the splint with duct tape.
adjective
- (obsolete) ready, Ready, prepared.
- Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
- Is that message bound for me?
- Which way are you bound?
- The leaking fuel tank was bound to explode sooner or later.
- Constrained by something, or constrained to something
- He was bound to his chair.
- Because of his oath, he was bound to follow the king's command.
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