Bound

Verb

pt. and pp. of bind.

Adjective

tied; in bonds

a bound prisoner.

made fast as if by a band or bond

She is bound to her family.

secured within a cover, as a book.

under a legal or moral obligation

He is bound by the terms of the contract.

destined; sure; certain

It is bound to happen.

determined or resolved

He is bound to go.

Pathology . constipated.

Mathematics . (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction. Compare free ( def. 31 ) .

held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union.

(of a linguistic form) occurring only in combination with other forms, as most affixes. Compare free ( def. 34 ) . ?

Idiom

bound up in or with

inseparably connected with.

devoted or attached to

She is bound up in her teaching.

Antonyms

adjective

allowed , free , permitted , unbounded , unobliged , unrestricted

verb

allow , let go , permit , unbind , unrestrict

Synonyms

adjective

apprenticed , articled , bent , bounden , certain , coerced , compelled , constrained , contracted , doomed , driven , duty-bound , enslaved , fated , firm , forced , having no alternative , impelled , indentured , intent , made , necessitated , obligated , obliged , pledged , pressed , required , restrained , sure , under compulsion , under necessity , urged , beholden , indebted , circumferential , circumscribed , conterminal , conterminous , contiguous , coterminous , finite , limited , peripheral

verb

bob , caper , frisk , gambol , hop , hurdle , leap , pounce , prance , recoil , ricochet , saltate , skip , spring , vault , circumscribe , confine , define , delimit , delimitate , demarcate , determine , encircle , enclose , hem in , limit , mark , mark out , measure , restrain , restrict , surround , terminate , jump , edge , fringe , margin , rim , skirt , verge , abut , border , butt , join , meet , neighbor , touch , apprenticed , bounce , certain , committed , compelled , confined , constrained , delineate , destined , embosom , encompass , going , inclose , indentured , inhibited , liable , obligated , prepared , rebound , scope , secured , tied

noun

jump , leap , spring , rebound , confine , limit , precinct