BOUND


Meaning of BOUND in English

adj. 1 (usu. foll. by for) ready to start or having started (bound for stardom). 2 (in comb.) moving in a specified direction (northbound; outward bound).

[ ME f. ON b£inn past part. of b£a get ready: -d euphonic, or partly after BIND(1) ]

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