All 10 Uses of
bound
in
Tenth Grade Bleeds
- But death would be a tender release at the end of this boundless torture.†
Chpt 16. *boundless = without boundaries or limitsstandard suffix: The suffix "-less" in boundless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.
- His speech was equally overflowing with boundless energy.†
Chpt 17.
- Or that Henry was bound to him at all......Vlad sat up straight.†
Chpt 8.
- Vlad strained against his leather bounds, but they were fastened tightly to his wrists, and there appeared to be no possibility of escaping.†
Chpt 8.
- If only she knew that Henry was bound by an act of teeth and blood to be Vlad's loyal slave, his drudge.†
Chpt 9. *
- Melissa bounded up to Meredith, and they squealed over each other's dresses.†
Chpt 13.
- Sprat bounded up to Vlad with such a spring in his step that Vlad wondered if he had been downing sugar packets all night.†
Chpt 17. *
- Ignatius stood and loosened the leather strap that bound his curved dagger to his thigh.†
Chpt 17.
- Even a friend who is bound to you by blood.†
Chpt 26.
- Because I can't stand seeing you bound to something you didn't agree to.†
Chpt 26.
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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(2)
(bound as in: bound to succeed) almost certain to; or determined to
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(3)
(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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(5)
(bound as in: The deer bound across the trail.) to leap or jump
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(6)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.