Synonym: boundary, enclose, going, jump, leap, limit, on the way, surround. Antonym: unbound. Similar words: boundary, abound in, round and round, bounce, round, ground, around, expound. Meaning: [baʊnd] n. 1. a line determining the limits of an area 2. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 3. the greatest possible degree of something 4. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. v. 1. move forward by leaps and bounds 2. form the boundary of; be contiguous to 3. place limits on (extent or access) 4. spring back; spring away from an impact. adj. 1. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union 2. confined by bonds 3. secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form 4. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate 5. covered or wrapped with a bandage 6. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' 7. bound by an oath 8. bound by contract 9. confined in the bowels.
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151. If you tell him that it'll make him a lot of money, he's bound to fall for the idea.
152. In my youth my father bound me to a blacksmith.
153. We are bound to see some ups and downs along the road to recovery.
154. A person's name and their sense of their own identity are often closely bound up together.
155. When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to happen .
156. He loosed the ropes that bound the prisoner[Sentence dictionary], thus allowing him to jump up and escape.
157. The two nations were bound together by a common history.
158. If he signs that paper, he will be bound hand and foot.
159. They're bound to be on a high after such an incredible victory.
160. The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions.
161. The marriage on the basis of money is bound to break up.
162. From that moment my life became inextricably bound up with hers.
163. What they are doing is bound to stir up controversy.
164. The Luxembourg-based satellite service is not bound by the same strict rules as the BBC.
165. She was bound over to keep the peace for a year.
166. The anniversary is bound to bring a new surge of interest in Dylan's work.
167. They put us in a cell, and the next day some bumbling judge bound us over.
168. An employer is not duty bound to provide a reference when an employee leaves.
169. Just wars are bound to triumph over wars of aggression.
170. You've done so much work that you're bound to pass the exam.
171. You're bound to get indigestion if you guzzle like that!
172. In the nature of things , there is bound to be the occasional accident.
173. We are as tightly bound to the people we dislike as to the people we love.
174. Feelings about the death of a parent are bound to go deep.
175. The manuscript is bound in gold and silver and encrusted with jewels.
176. Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.
177. Economic and social history are inextricably bound up with each other.
178. Officials are bound by law to investigate any possible fraud.
179. He had already bound the child's arm when I arrived.
180. We'll have more than one child, and one of them's bound to be a boy.
More similar words: boundary, abound in, round and round, bounce, round, ground, around, expound, compound, founder, round off, all round, round up, come round, surround, all around, get around, go around, profound, scoundrel, confounded, background, surrounding, middle ground, revolve around, on the grounds of, around the corner, about, rub out, get about.