1. v. & n.
--v.intr.
1. a spring, leap (bounded out of bed). b walk or run with leaping strides.
2 (of a ball etc.) recoil from a wall or the ground; bounce.
--n.
1. a springy movement upwards or outwards; a leap.
2 a bounce.
Phrases and idioms:
by leaps and bounds see LEAP.
Etymology: F bond, bondir (orig. of sound) f. LL bombitare f. L bombus hum 2. n. & v.
--n. (usu. in pl.)
1. a limitation; a restriction (beyond the bounds of possibility).
2 a border of a territory; a boundary.
--v.tr.
1. (esp. in passive; foll. by by) set bounds to; limit (views bounded by prejudice).
2 be the boundary of.
Phrases and idioms:
out of bounds
1. outside the part of a school etc. in which one is allowed to be.
2 beyond what is acceptable; forbidden.
Etymology: ME f. AF bounde, OF bonde etc., f. med.L bodina, earlier butina, of unkn. orig. 3. 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).
Etymology: ME f. ON b{uacute}inn past part. of b{uacute}a get ready: -d euphonic, or partly after BIND(1) 4. past and past part. of BIND.
Phrases and idioms:
bound to certain to (he's bound to come).