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bound1 British & World English

walk or run with leaping strides

bound2 British & World English

a territorial limit; a boundary

bound3 British & World English

going or ready to go towards a specified place

bound4 British & World English

past and past participle of bind

bound in bind British & World English

tie or fasten (something) tightly together

egg-bound British & World English

(of a hen) unable through weakness or disease to expel its eggs

ice-bound British & World English

completely surrounded or covered by ice

pot-bound British & World English

(of a plant) having roots which fill the flowerpot, leaving no room for them to expand

bound form British & World English

a morpheme that occurs only as an element of a compound word and cannot stand on its own, such as -ing or -er

brass-bound British & World English

trimmed or banded with brass fittings

desk-bound British & World English

restricted to working in an office, rather than in an active, physical capacity

duty-bound British & World English

morally or legally obliged to do something

ring-bound British & World English

bound in a ring binder

rock-bound British & World English

(of a coast or shore) rocky and inaccessible

root-bound British & World English

another term for pot-bound.

rule-bound British & World English

overly limited or restricted by rules

culture-bound British & World English

restricted in character or outlook by belonging or referring to a particular culture

honour-bound British & World English

morally obliged to do something

leather-bound British & World English

(especially of a book) strengthened by a leather binding

muscle-bound British & World English

having well-developed or overdeveloped muscles

outward bound British & World English

(of a ship or passenger) going away from home

spiral-bound British & World English

(of a book or notepad) bound with a wire or plastic spiral threaded through a row of holes along one edge

bound up in in bound4 British & World English

focusing on to the exclusion of all else

bound up with or in in bound4 British & World English

closely connected with or related to

I'll be bound in bound4 British & World English

used to emphasize that one is sure of something

in honour bound in honour ( honor) British & World English

another way of saying on one's honour below.

bind British & World English

wrap (something) tightly

be bound by in bind British & World English

be hampered or constrained by

be bound with in bind British & World English

(of an object) be encircled by something, typically metal bands, so as to have greater strength

bind to in bind British & World English

combine with (a substance) through chemical bonding

bind off in bind British & World English

cast off in knitting

fogbound British & World English

unable to travel normally because of thick fog

casebound British & World English

(of a book) hardback

eastbound British & World English

leading or travelling towards the east

hidebound British & World English

unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention

snowbound British & World English

prevented from travelling or going out by snow or snowy weather

westbound British & World English

leading or travelling towards the west

bind oneself in bind British & World English

make a contractual or enforceable undertaking

earthbound British & World English

restricted to the earth

housebound British & World English

unable to leave one’s house, typically due to illness or old age

northbound British & World English

travelling or leading towards the north

southbound British & World English

travelling or leading towards the south

stormbound British & World English

prevented by storms from starting or continuing a journey

bind someone to in bind British & World English

cause someone to feel strongly attached to (a person or place)

Outward Bound in outward bound British & World English

an organization that provides naval and adventure training and other outdoor activities for young people

weatherbound British & World English

prevented by bad weather from travelling or proceeding with a course of action