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Adjective bound has 9 senses
- bound - held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
Antonyms: free, liberated, unbound
- bound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"
Antonyms: unbound, unchained, unfettered, unshackled, untied, untethered
- bound - secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"
Antonyms: unbound, loose, looseleaf
- bound, destined - (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
Antonym: uncertain (indirect, via certain)
- bandaged, bound - covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
Antonym: untreated (indirect, via treated)
- bound, destined - headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"
Antonym: unoriented (indirect, via oriented)
- bound - bound by an oath; "a bound official"
Antonym: unsworn (indirect, via sworn)
- apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured - bound by contract
Antonym: free (indirect, via unfree)
- bound - confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly"
Antonyms: unconstipated, regular (indirect, via constipated)
Noun bound has 3 senses
- boundary, edge, bound - a line determining the limits of an area
--1 is a kind of line
--1 has particulars:
- boundary, bound, bounds - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
--2 is a kind of extremity
--2 has particulars:
- leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce - a light springing movement upwards or forwards
--3 is a kind of jump, jumping
--3 has particulars: caper, capriole; pounce
Verb bind has 10 senses
- adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
--1 is a kind of move; attach; move; attach
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
jump, leap, bound, spring
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- bind, tie, attach, bond - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
--2 is a kind of enclose, hold in, confine; relate; enclose, hold in, confine; relate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
bind, tie, attach, bond
Something ----s somebody
bound, border
Something ----s something
bind, tie, attach, bond
Something ----s somebody
- bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
--3 is a kind of control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate; attach; control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate; attach
Antonyms: unbind
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
bind
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
bind
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- bind, bandage - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
--4 is a kind of jump, leap, bound, spring; fasten, fix, secure; jump, leap, bound, spring; fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
10 senses of bind
bind, bandage
Somebody ----s something
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
10 senses of bind
bind, bandage
Somebody ----s something
- tie down, tie up, bind, truss - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
--5 is a kind of restrain, confine, hold; restrain, confine, hold
Sample sentences:
They want to bind the prisoners
tie down, tie up, bind, truss
They want to bind the prisoners
- oblige, bind, hold, obligate - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
--6 is a kind of relate; relate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
oblige, bind, hold, obligate
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- bind - form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
--7 is a kind of adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to; adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
bind
Something ----s something
- bind - provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
--8 is a kind of cover; cover
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
bind
Somebody ----s something
- tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
--9 is a kind of fasten, fix, secure; fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
tie, bind
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- constipate, bind - cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
--10 is a kind of indispose; indispose
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
constipate, bind
Something ----s somebody
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