All 5 Uses of
bound
in
Antigone
- She justifies her action, asserting that she was bound to obey the eternal laws of right and wrong in spite of any human ordinance.†
- Our quest was at a standstill, when one spake And bowed us all to earth like quivering reeds, For there was no gainsaying him nor way To escape perdition: _Ye_are_bound_to_tell_ _The_King,_ye_cannot_hide_it; so he spake.†
- This passes bounds.†
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- 1) Like to thee that maiden bright, Danae, in her brass-bound tower, Once exchanged the glad sunlight For a cell, her bridal bower.†
- 'twas I that bound, I too will set her free.†
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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: out of bounds) a boundary or limit