All 8 Uses of
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Catch-22
- Captain Black had boundless faith in the wisdom, power and justice of Major— de Coverley, even though he had never spoken to him before and still found himself without the courage to do so.†
Chpt 11 *
- …ironically enough, while he was leading the triumphal procession into the open city of Rome, where he was wounded in the eye by a flower fired at him from close range by a seedy, cackling, intoxicated old man, who, like Satan himself, had then bounded up on Major — de Coverley's car with malicious glee, seized him roughly and contemptuously by his venerable white head and kissed him mockingly on each cheek with a mouth reeking with sour fumes of wine, cheese and garlic, before dropping…†
Chpt 13
- Yossarian bounded up with a one-syllable cry that crackled with anxiety and provided the only rational explanation for the whole mysterious phenomenon of the flak at Bologna: Orr!†
Chpt 15
- Nately bounded forward wretchedly to hold it open.†
Chpt 26
- He was haunted and tormented by the vast, boundless ocean.†
Chpt 30
- Nately bounded out of bed after a few minutes to announce his good fortune to his friends at the top of his voice.†
Chpt 33
- He bounded out of the bed to his feet.†
Chpt 38 *
- Yossarian yelled, and bounded forward impulsively to intercept him.†
Chpt 39
Definitions:
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(bound as in: out of bounds) a boundary or limit
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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