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  • 1Bound — Bound, v. i. [F. bondir to leap, OF. bondir, bundir, to leap, resound, fr. L. bombitare to buzz, hum, fr. bombus a humming, buzzing. See {Bomb}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as …

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  • 2bound — 01. I don t know how you think you can keep it a secret; someone is [bound] to find out sooner or later. 02. Housing prices are [bound] to go up this year because interest rates have come down. 03. The ferry was [bound] for a small island off the …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 3bound — bound1 [baund] the past tense and past participle of ↑bind bound 2 bound2 W3S2 adj [no comparative] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(likely)¦ 2¦(law/agreement)¦ 3¦(duty)¦ 4¦(travelling towards)¦ 5¦(relationship)¦ 6 be bound up in something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4bound — 1 the past tense and past participle of bind 1 2 adjective (no comparative) 1 be bound to to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing: Don t lie to her. She s bound to find out about it. | it is bound to be (=used to say that something… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5bound — bound1 [ baund ] adjective not usually before noun ** 1. ) bound to something that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen: If you have problems at home, it s bound to affect your work. Knowing Jim, he s bound to be late. The kids are out …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6bound — I UK [baʊnd] / US adjective [not usually before noun] ** 1) something that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen bound to: If you have problems at home, it s bound to affect your work. The kids are out late, so of course she s bound to… …

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  • 7Bound Stems — Infobox musical artist Name = Bound Stems Img capt = Bound Stems at Lollapalooza Background = group or band Origin = Chicago, Illinois, United States Genre = Indie rock Years active = 2002 ndash;present Label = Flameshovel Records Associated acts …

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  • 8Bound Brook High School — Infobox School name = Bound Brook High School imagesize = motto = established = grades = 9 12 district = Bound Brook School District type = Public high school principal = Daniel Gallagher viceprincipal = Mario Bernardo Rob Nixon enrollment = 727… …

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  • 9Bound for Glory (book) — Infobox Book name = Bound for Glory image caption = author = Woody Guthrie cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Autobiography, Folk music publisher = E.P. Dutton release date = 1943 media type =… …

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  • 10Outward Bound USA — (OBUSA) is the collection of outdoor education organizations in the USA which are officially registered as schools by Outward Bound International. In the U.S., more than 60,000 people participate in its programs every year[1]. OBUSA operates… …

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