All 25 Uses of
bound
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- A rather larger body, varying at need, was employed to 'beat the bounds', and to see that Outsiders of any kind, great or small, did not make themselves a nuisance.†
Chpt Pro.
- The Authorities, it is true, differ whether this last question was a mere 'question' and not a 'riddle' according to the strict rules of the Game; but all agree that, after accepting it and trying to guess the answer, Gollum was bound by his promise.†
Chpt Pro.
- But annexed to it and preserved with it, probably m a single red case, were the three large volumes, bound in red leather, that Bilbo gave to him as a parting gift.†
Chpt Pro.
- He then went into his study, and from a large strong-box took out a bundle wrapped in old cloths, and a leather-bound manuscript; and also a large bulky envelope.†
Chpt 1.1
- You see, though still bound by desire of it, the Ring was no longer devouring him; he began to revive a little.†
Chpt 1.2
- And he is bound up with the fate of the Ring.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- If we turn left and follow it, we shall be bound to come out on the east side of the Forest eventually.†
Chpt 1.6
- With another hop and a bound there came into view a man, or so it seemed.†
Chpt 1.6
- With that he jumped out of his chair, and with a bound took a candle from the chimney-shelf and lit it in the flame that Goldberry held; then he danced about the table.†
Chpt 1.7
- Once they were through the gap, they had only lo keep on in anything like a straight line and they were bound in the end to strike the Road.†
Chpt 1.8
- 'You won't find your clothes again,' said Tom, bounding down from the mound, and laughing as he danced round them in the sunlight.†
Chpt 1.8 *
- Now quicker the fiddle went deedle-dum-diddle; the dog began to roar, The cow and the horses stood on their heads; The guests all bounded from their beds and danced upon the floor.†
Chpt 1.9 *
- The Silmaril she bound on him and crowned him with the living light and dauntless then with burning brow he turned his prow; and in the night from Otherworld beyond the Sea there strong and free a storm arose, a wind of power in Tarmenel; by paths that seldom mortal goes his boat it bore with biting breath as might of death across the grey and long-forsaken seas distressed: from east to west he passed away.†
Chpt 2.1
- You know little of the lands beyond your bounds.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- 'The questions that you ask, Galdor, are bound together,' said Elrond.†
Chpt 2.2
- And now he is withdrawn into a little land, within bounds that he has set, though none can see them, waiting perhaps for a change of days, and he will not step beyond them.†
Chpt 2.2
- 'But within those bounds nothing seems to dismay him,' said Erestor.†
Chpt 2.2
- There hammer on the anvil smote, There chisel clove, and graver wrote; There forged was blade, and bound was hilt; The delver mined, the mason built.†
Chpt 2.4
- There were many recesses cut in the rock of the walls, and in them were large iron-bound chests of wood.†
Chpt 2.5
- With a bound the Balrog leaped full upon the bridge.†
Chpt 2.5
- Aragorn bound some soft pads of cloth at his side.†
Chpt 2.6
- A star was bound upon her brows, A light was on her hair As sun upon the golden boughs In Lorien the fair.†
Chpt 2.6
- Haldir skilfully cast over the stream a coil of grey rope, and he caught it and bound the end about a tree near the bank.†
Chpt 2.6
- ' 'I shall claim full amends for every fall and stubbed toe, if you do not lead us well,' said Gimli as they bound a cloth about his eyes.†
Chpt 2.6
- Gollum's doing, I'll be bound. said Sam to Frodo.†
Chpt 2.9
Definitions:
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(bound as in: The deer bound across the trail.) to leap or jump
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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
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(bound as in: out of bounds) a boundary or limit