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Synonyms for bound

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  1. Literally confined in bonds

    fettered, shackled, trussed up, manacled, chained, enchained, handcuffed, hobbled, captive, confined, restrained, trammeled, pinioned, pilloried, muzzled, in leash, tied up, harnessed, bound hand and foot, lashed fast, swathed, pinned down, pegged down, tethered, picketed, secured, roped, gagged, hogtied, loaded with irons*.

    Antonyms free*, unrestrained, loose.

  2. Figuratively constrained

    impelled, compelled, obliged, obligated, under compulsion, constrained, duty-bound, committed, sworn, pledged, forced, coerced, driven, necessitated, under necessity, made, having no alternative, required, bounden.

    Antonyms unconstrained, free*, independent.

verb

  1. To move in leaps

    jump, spring, vault, skip; see jump 1, skip.

  2. To rebound

    bounce, ricochet, recoil; see bounce 1, jump 4.

  3. To set limits

    restrict, confine, circumscribe, border; see define 1, limit, surround 1. See syn. study at limit, skip.

out of bounds

off limits, not permitted, restricted, forbidden; see illegal.

See bound in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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