Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bound
IPA transcription: [b'aʊnd]
Pronunciations of bound
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bound
    Meaning: confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"
  • Synonyms: bound
    Meaning: held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
  • Synonyms: bound
    Meaning: secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"
  • Synonyms: bound(p), destined
    Meaning: (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
  • Synonyms: bandaged, bound
    Meaning: covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
  • Synonyms: bound, destined
    Meaning: 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"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: boundary, edge, bound
    Meaning: a line determining the limits of an area
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: jump, leap, bound, spring
    Meaning: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
  • Synonyms: bound, border
    Meaning: form the boundary of; be contiguous to
  • Synonyms: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
    Meaning: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
  • Synonyms: bounce, resile, take_a_hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
    Meaning: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Usage examples
  • Bound for town?"
  • "Whither bound, Tsar?"
  • I feel bound to add my expression
  • Folks like us are bound to waste money.
  • "It is bound to come out right in the end."
  • Jason bound it upon the necks of the bulls.
  • "Yes," she replied, "but my feet are bound."
  • Bound up with impossibilities and absurdities
  • With one spasmodic bound the animal dropped dead.
  • We're bound to achieve a great victory, colonel."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Liturgy of the Hours, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Homer's Phobia, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Service-oriented architecture, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ottoman Empire, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Martin Luther, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Open cluster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Haibane Renmei, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Thomas Jefferson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George V, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording American goldfinch, License CC BY-SA 4.0