All 4 Uses of
bound
in
Candide
- He had advanced two leagues when he was overtaken by four others, heroes of six feet, who bound him and carried him to a dungeon.†
Chpt 2
- On awaking they felt that they could not move; for during the night the Oreillons, who inhabited that country, and to whom the ladies had denounced them, had bound them with cords made of the bark of trees.†
Chpt 16
- For a league they had to creep from rock to rock, until at length they discovered an extensive plain, bounded by inaccessible mountains.†
Chpt 17 *
- Candide, seeing a Homer magnificently bound, commended the virtuoso on his good taste.†
Chpt 25 *
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