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Bounds

noun
/baʊndz/
Word Frequency: 5.7

Definitions

1.noun(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
"I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on."
2.nounA value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
3.verbTo surround a territory or other geographical entity.
"France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."
4.verbTo be the boundary of.
5.nounA sizeable jump, great leap.
"The deer crossed the stream in a single bound."
6.nounA spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
7.nounA bounce; a rebound.
"the bound of a ball"
8.verbTo leap, move by jumping.
"The rabbit bounded down the lane."
9.verbTo cause to leap.
"to bound a horse"
10.verbTo rebound; to bounce.
"a rubber ball bounds on the floor"
11.verbTo cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.
"to bound a ball on the floor"

Synonyms

limitboundarybordersscopeambitlimitationbondsconfineslinesframeworkbordercaps

Rhymes With

groundsexpoundssoundsmoundshoundssurroundsbackgroundsabounds
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