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Definition of
bound noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bound
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
baʊnd
/
/
(
formal
)
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a high or long jump
The dog cleared the gate in one bound.
see
bounds
,
by/in leaps and bounds
See
bound
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bound
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bound form
noun
duty-bound
adjective
muscle-bound
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outward bound
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Outward Bound™
noun
bound and determined
bound up with something
be bound up in something
be bound together by/in something
(feel) honor-bound to do something
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bound and determined
bound up with something
be bound up in something
be bound together by/in something
(feel) honor-bound to do something
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