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bound
A	noun
	1	leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
			a light springing movement upwards or forwards
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚propulsion; actuation ╚jump; jumping ╚leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce ╚pounce ╚caper; capriole
	2	boundary, bound, bounds
			the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚region; part ╚extremity ╚boundary, bound, bounds ╚end ╚edge; border ╚city line ╚county line ╚district line ╚bourn; bourne ╚boundary line; border; borderline; delimitation; mete ╚heliopause ╚frontier ╚hairline
	3	boundary, edge, bound
			a line determining the limits of an area
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚shape; form ╚line ╚boundary, edge, bound ╚thalweg ╚lower bound ╚upper bound ╚brink; threshold; verge ╚periphery; fringe; outer boundary ╚margin; border; perimeter ╚rim
B	verb
	1	restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
			place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
		Category Tree: prevent; keep ╚restrain; suppress; keep; keep back; hold back ╚control; hold in; hold; contain; check; curb; moderate ╚restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle ╚reduce; tighten
	2	bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
			spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
		Category Tree: move ╚jump; leap; bound; spring ╚bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet ╚carom; glance ╚skip; bound off ╚kick back; recoil; kick
	3	jump, leap, bound, spring
			move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
		Category Tree: move ╚jump, leap, bound, spring ╚burst ╚bounce; resile; take a hop; spring; bound; rebound; recoil; reverberate; ricochet ╚pronk
	4	bound, border
			form the boundary of; be contiguous to
		Category Tree: include ╚hold; bear; carry; contain ╚enclose; hold in; confine ╚bound, border ╚shore ╚verge ╚skirt
C	adjective
	1	bound
			confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"

	2	bound
			secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"

	3	bound(p), destined
			(usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"

	4	bound(p)
			confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly"

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

	6	apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured
			bound by contract

	7	bound, destined
			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"

	8	bandaged, bound
			covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"

	9	bound
			bound by an oath; "a bound official"

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