All 9 Uses of
bound
in
1984 by Orwell
- You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you.
p. 19..4 (definition 1)bound = almost certain
- With the tip of his finger he picked up an identifiable grain of whitish dust and deposited it on the corner of the cover, where it was bound to be shaken off if the book was moved.
p. 29..0 (definition 1)bound = certain
- If he had known where she lived, and at what time she left work, he could have contrived to meet her somewhere on her way home; but to try to follow her home was not safe, because it would mean loitering about outside the Ministry, which was bound to be noticed.
p. 110..6 (definition 1)bound = almost certain
- In the last truck he could see an aged man, his face a mass of grizzled hair, standing upright with wrists crossed in front of him, as though he were used to having them bound together.
p. 116..7 (definition 2) *bound = tied
- Any kind of organized revolt against the Party, which was bound to be a failure, struck her as stupid.
p. 131..7 (definition 1) *bound = certain
- His heart bounded violently.
p. 157..2 (definition 3) *bounded = jumped
- A heavy black volume, amateurishly bound, with no name or title on the cover.
p. 184..0 (definition 4) *bound = covered and physically held together
- It conflicted with the tendency towards mechanization which had become quasi-instinctive throughout almost the whole world, and moreover, any country which remained industrially backward was helpless in a military sense and was bound to be dominated, directly or indirectly, by its more advanced rivals.
p. 190..6 (definition 1)bound = certain
- Meanwhile no Inner Party member wavers for an instant in his mystical belief that the war is real, and that it is bound to end victoriously, with Oceania the undisputed master of the entire world.
p. 193..1 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (bound as in: bound to succeed.) almost certain to; or determined to
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(2) (bound as in: bound together or bound by law) constrained and/or held together or wrappedThe sense of constrained, can mean tied up or obligated depending upon the context. For example:
- "Her wrists were bound." -- tied up
- "I am bound by my word." -- required or obligated (in this case to keep a promise)
- "He is muscle bound." -- prevented from moving easily (due to having such large, tight muscles)
The exact meaning of the senses of held together or wrapped also depend upon context. For example:- "The pages of the book are bound with glue." -- held together physically
- "The book is bound in leather." -- wrapped or covered
- "The United States and England are bound together by a common language." -- connected or united (tied together, figuratively)
- "She cleaned the wound and bound it with fresh bandages." -- wrapped
- "She is wheelchair-bound." -- connected (moves with a wheelchair because she is unable to walk)
- "The jacket has bound buttonholes." -- edges wrapped by fabric or trim rather than stitches
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(3) (bound as in: The deer bound across the trail.) to leap or jump
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(4) (bound as in: south-bound lanes) traveling in a particular direction or to a specific location