All 4 Uses of
bound
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
- Mitch: Just give me a slap whenever I step out of bounds.†
Scene 3.6 *out of bounds = beyond the permitted boundary or limit
- Yes, did you know there was an army camp near Laurel and your sister's was one of the places called 'Out-of-Bounds'?†
Scene 3.7
- Blanche: Well, Stella — you're going to reproach me, I know that you're bound to reproach me — but before you do take into consideration — you left!†
Scene 3.1 *
- Steve bounds after her with goat-like screeches and chases her around comer.†
Scene 3.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(bound as in: south-bound lanes) traveling in a particular direction or to a specific location
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(bound as in: bound to succeed) almost certain to; or determined to
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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
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(bound as in: The deer bound across the trail.) to leap or jump
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) For more specialized senses of bound, see a comprehensive dictionary. For example, the word can refer to constipation and has specialized meanings in law, chemistry, logic, and linguistics.