All 7 Uses of
bound
in
A Christmas Carol
- …the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *bound = traveling
- If I was to stop half-a-crown for it, you'd think yourself ill-used, I'll be bound?
Chpt 1 (definition 2)bound = tied
- Though he looked the phantom through and through, and saw it standing before him; though he felt the chilling influence of its death-cold eyes; and marked the very texture of the folded kerchief bound about its head and chin, which wrapper he had not observed before; he was still incredulous, and fought against his senses.
Chpt 1 (definition 2)bound = wrapped
- "Oh! captive, bound, and double-ironed," cried the phantom, "not to know, that ages of incessant labour by immortal creatures, for this earth must pass into eternity before the good of which it is susceptible is all developed."
Chpt 1 (definition 2)bound = tied
- When it had said these words, the spectre took its wrapper from the table, and bound it round its head, as before.
Chpt 1 (definition 2)bound = wrapped
- It wore a tunic of the purest white; and round its waist was bound a lustrous belt, the sheen of which was beautiful.
Chpt 2 (definition 2) *
- Why was he rejoiced beyond all bounds to see them!
Chpt 2 (definition 3) *bounds = limits
Definitions:
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(1) (bound as in: south-bound lanes) traveling in a particular direction or to a specific location
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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: out of bounds) a boundary or limit