3 meanings, 12 uses
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1 —2 uses as in:
south-bound lanes
Definition
traveling in a particular direction or to a specific location
- Most captives were forced onto ships, bound for Japan and occupied China as prisoners of war (POWs).p. 50.4
bound = headed for
- In March, Phil was taken away, bound for what officials called a "plush" POW camp.p. 158.8
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2 —3 uses as in:
bound together
Definition
held together (connected or united) or wrapped
The exact meaning of this sense of bound is subject to its 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 metaphorically)
- "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
- "She's the one in the bound-edge hat." — where the edge of the hat is wrapped in a decorative material.
- The sailors lashed them to it and bound their hands behind them.p. 132.9
bound = tied
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Hunger, thirst, and exposure depleted raft-bound men with frightening rapidity.p. 76.5
- Countless wires were coiled around his body, binding him to the gun mount.p. 99.6
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3 —7 uses as in:
The deer bound across the trail.
Definition
to leap or jump
- When her plane landed, Louie bounded up the steps to embrace her, then squired her home to meet his family.p. 249.2
bounded = leaped
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Lash bounded to the lead with Bright in pursuit.p. 26.4
- Imported animals bounded over wooded trails.p. 32.8
- The Finns bounded away.p. 36.1
- In bounded the Bird.p. 185.2
- A minute later, Louie bounded into the lobby.p. 238.5
- Before he realized what he was doing, he was bounding down the aisle.p. 273.8
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