All 6 Uses of
bound
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- " Joad said, "You're bound to get idears if you go thinkin' about stuff.†
Chpt 4 *
- She looked long into the old whiskery face, with its bound jaw and silver eyes shining in the candle-light.†
Chpt 13
- That man whose mind had been bound with acres lived with narrow concrete miles.†
Chpt 17
- They piled the mattress on top of the load and bound the tarpaulin in place over its ridge pole.†
Chpt 26
- He wore silver-bound eyeglasses, and his eyes, through the thick lenses, were weak and red, and the pupils were staring little bull's eyes.†
Chpt 26
- Ahead he saw the bushes that bounded the field, bushes along the edges of an irrigation ditch.†
Chpt 26 *
Definitions:
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(bound as in: south-bound lanes) traveling in a particular direction or to a specific location
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(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