All 18 Uses of
bound
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- It was nearly midnight, and he was lying on his stomach in bed, the blankets drawn right over his head like a tent, a flashlight in one hand and a large leather-bound book (A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot) propped open against the pillow.†
Chpt 1
- His heart gave a huge bound as he ripped back the paper and saw a sleek black leather case, with silver words stamped across it, reading Broomstick Servicing Kit.†
Chpt 1
- Ten minutes later, Errol and Hedwig (who had a note to Ron bound to her leg) soared out of the window and out of sight.†
Chpt 2
- Here you are,,' said the manager, who had climbed a set of steps to take down a thick, black— bound book.†
Chpt 4
- He took out his copy of The Monster Book of Monsters, which he had bound shut with a length of rope.†
Chpt 6
- He took Hermione's copy and ripped off the Spellotape that bound it.†
Chpt 6
- He swaggered into the dungeon, his right arm covered in bandages and bound up in a sling, acting, in Harry's opinion, as though he were the heroic survivor of some dreadful battle.†
Chpt 7
- They're bound to catch Black soon.†
Chpt 8 *
- He pushed his books aside and quickly found what he was looking for — the leather-bound photo album Hagrid had given him two years ago, which was full of wizard pictures of his mother and father.†
Chpt 11
- In one bound, Crookshanks sprang after him, and before Harry or Hermione could stop him, Ron had thrown the Invisibility Cloak off himself and pelted away into the darkness.†
Chpt 17
- Something was bounding toward them, quiet as a shadow — an enormous, pale-eyed, jet-black dog.†
Chpt 17 (definition 1) *
- You, Potter, and Weasley are out-of-bounds, in the company of a convicted murderer and a werewolf.†
Chpt 19 (definition 2) *
- He clicked his fingers, and the ends of the cords that bound Lupin flew to his hands.†
Chpt 19
- Thin cords shot from Lupin's wand this time, and next moment, Pettigrew was wriggling on the floor, bound and gagged.†
Chpt 19
- The enormous, bearlike dog bounded forward.†
Chpt 20 *
- Consider, Minister — against all school rules — after all the precautions put in place for his protection —outof-bounds, at night, consorting with a werewolf and a murderer —and I have reason to believe he has been visiting Hogsmeade illegally too —†
Chpt 21 (definition 2)
- I bound and gagged Black, naturally, conjured stretchers, and brought them all straight back to the castle.†
Chpt 21
- The great shape of the dog had bounded out from the roots of the Willow.†
Chpt 21
Definitions:
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(1) (bound as in: The deer bound across the trail.) to leap or jump
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(2) (bound as in: out of bounds) a boundary or limit
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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