Bound vs. Bind

simple past tense and past participle of bind

Example: ‘I bound the splint to my leg.’; ‘I had bound the splint with duct tape.’;

To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

Example: ‘France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.’; ‘Kansas is bounded by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south and Colorado on the west.’;

(mathematics) To be the boundary of.

(intransitive) To leap, move by jumping.

Example: ‘The rabbit bounded down the lane.’;

(transitive) To cause to leap.

Example: ‘to bound a horse’;

To rebound; to bounce.

Example: ‘a rubber ball bounds on the floor’;

To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

Example: ‘to bound a ball on the floor''’;

(with infinitive) Obliged (to).

Example: ‘You are not legally bound to reply.’;

(with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to

Example: ‘They were bound to come into conflict eventually.’;

That cannot stand alone as a free word.

Constrained by a quantifier.

(dated) Constipated; costive.

Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.

Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.

(obsolete) Ready, prepared.

Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

Example: ‘Which way are you bound?’; ‘Is that message bound for me?’;

A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

Example: ‘I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.’; ‘Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.’;

(mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

A sizeable jump, great leap.

Example: ‘The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.’;

A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.

(dated) A bounce; a rebound.

Example: ‘the bound of a ball''’;

The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited or restrained; limit; confine; extent; boundary.

Example: ‘He hath compassed the waters with bounds.’; ‘On earth's remotest bounds.’; ‘And mete the bounds of hate and love.’;

A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.

Example: ‘A bound of graceful hardihood.’;

Rebound; as, the bound of a ball.

Spring from one foot to the other.

To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; - said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine.

Example: ‘Where full measure only bounds excess.’; ‘Phlegethon . . .Whose fiery flood the burning empire bounds.’;

To name the boundaries of; as, to bound France.

To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded across the plain.

Example: ‘Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds.’; ‘And the waves bound beneath me as a steedThat knows his rider.’;

To rebound, as an elastic ball.

To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse.

To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor.

imp. & p. p. of Bind.

Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.

Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.

Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.

Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; - followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail.

Resolved; as, I am bound to do it.

Constipated; costive.

Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; - with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz.

a line determining the limits of an area

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

a light springing movement upwards or forwards

move forward by leaps and bounds;

Example: ‘The horse bounded across the meadow’; ‘The child leapt across the puddle’; ‘Can you jump over the fence?’;

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

place limits on (extent or access);

Example: ‘restrict the use of this parking lot’; ‘limit the time you can spend with your friends’;

spring back; spring away from an impact;

Example: ‘The rubber ball bounced’; ‘These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide’;

held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

confined by bonds;

Example: ‘bound and gagged hostages’;

secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form;

Example: ‘bound volumes’; ‘leather-bound volumes’;

(usually followed by `to') governed by fate;

Example: ‘bound to happen’; ‘an old house destined to be demolished’; ‘he is destined to be famous’;

covered or wrapped with a bandage;

Example: ‘the bandaged wound on the back of his head’; ‘an injury bound in fresh gauze’;

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students';

Example: ‘children bound for school’; ‘a flight destined for New York’;

bound by an oath;

Example: ‘a bound official’;

bound by contract

confined in the bowels;

Example: ‘he is bound in the belly’;

walk or run with leaping strides

Example: ‘shares bounded ahead in early dealing’; ‘Louis came bounding down the stairs’;

(of an object) rebound from a surface

Example: ‘bullets bounded off the veranda’;

form the boundary of; enclose

Example: ‘the ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other’;

place within certain limits; restrict

Example: ‘freedom of action is bounded by law’;

past and past participle of bind

a leaping movement towards or over something

Example: ‘I went up the steps in two effortless bounds’;

a territorial limit; a boundary

Example: ‘the ancient bounds of the forest’;

a limitation or restriction on feeling or action

Example: ‘enthusiasm to join the union knew no bounds’; ‘it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the issue could arise again’;

a limiting value

Example: ‘an upper bound on each modulus’;

certain to be or to do or have something

Example: ‘there is bound to be a change of plan’;

obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something

Example: ‘I'm bound to do what I can to help Sam’; ‘I'm bound to say that I have some doubts’;

restricted or confined to a specified place

Example: ‘his job kept him city-bound’;

prevented from operating normally by the specified conditions

Example: ‘blizzard-bound Boston’;

(of a book) having a specified binding

Example: ‘fine leather-bound books’;

(of a grammatical element) occurring only in combination with another form.

in Chomskyan linguistics, (of a reflexive, reciprocal, or other linguistic unit) dependent for its reference on another noun phrase in the same sentence.

going or ready to go towards a specified place

Example: ‘an express train bound for Edinburgh’; ‘the three moon-bound astronauts’;

destined or very likely to have a specified experience

Example: ‘they were bound for disaster’;

(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.

(intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.

Example: ‘Just to make the cheese more binding’;

(intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

Example: ‘I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.’;

(intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.

Example: ‘These are the ties that bind.’;

(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

Example: ‘to bind grain in bundles’; ‘to bind a prisoner’;

(transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

Example: ‘Gravity binds the planets to the sun.’; ‘Frost binds the earth.’;

(transitive) To couple.

(figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

Example: ‘to bind the conscience’; ‘to bind by kindness’; ‘bound by affection’; ‘commerce binds nations to each other’;

(law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.

(law) To place under legal obligation to serve.

Example: ‘to bind an apprentice’; ‘bound out to service’;

(transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.

To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.

Example: ‘to bind a belt about one’; ‘to bind a compress upon a wound’;

(transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.

Example: ‘to bind up a wound’;

To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.

Example: ‘Certain drugs bind the bowels.’;

(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.

Example: ‘The three novels were bound together.’;

To make two or more elements stick together.

To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.

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To complain; to whine about something.

That which binds or ties.

A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.

Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.

(music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

(chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.

Example: ‘the Maróczy Bind’;

The indurated clay of coal mines.

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.

Example: ‘He bindeth the floods from overflowing.’; ‘Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years.’;

To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; - sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.

To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.

To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.

To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.

To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.

Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.

Example: ‘Who made our laws to bind us, not himself.’;

To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.

To tie; to confine by any ligature.

Example: ‘They that reap must sheaf and bind.’;

To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat.

To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

To exert a binding or restraining influence.

That which binds or ties.

Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.

Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron.

A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

something that hinders as if with bonds

stick to firmly;

Example: ‘Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?’;

create social or emotional ties;

Example: ‘The grandparents want to bond with the child’;

make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope;

Example: ‘The Chinese would bind the feet of their women’;

wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

secure with or as if with ropes;

Example: ‘tie down the prisoners’; ‘tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed’;

bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;

Example: ‘He's held by a contract’; ‘I'll hold you by your promise’;

form a chemical bond with;

Example: ‘The hydrogen binds the oxygen’;

provide with a binding;

Example: ‘bind the books in leather’;

fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord;

Example: ‘They tied their victim to the chair’;

cause to be constipated;

Example: ‘These foods tend to constipate you’;