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Noun bound has 3 senses
  1. boundary, edge, bound - a line determining the limits of an area
    --1 is a kind of extremity; line; extremity; line
    --1 has particulars:
     hairline; frontier; heliopause; boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete; bourn, bourne; district line; county line; city line; edge, border; end; limit, demarcation, demarcation line; outline, lineation; Rubicon; surface; shoreline; boundary, edge, bound; rim; margin, border, perimeter; periphery, fringe, outer boundary; brink, threshold, verge; upper bound; lower bound; thalweg; boundary, bound, bounds; hairline; frontier; heliopause; boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete; bourn, bourne; district line; county line; city line; edge, border; end; limit, demarcation, demarcation line; outline, lineation; Rubicon; surface; shoreline; boundary, edge, bound; rim; margin, border, perimeter; periphery, fringe, outer boundary; brink, threshold, verge; upper bound; lower bound; thalweg
    Derived forms: verb bound2, verb bound3
  2. boundary, bound, bounds - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
    --2 is a kind of extent; extremity; extent; extremity
    --2 has particulars:
     knife-edge; thermal barrier, heat barrier; utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best; verge, brink; 3 senses of bound ; boundary, bound, bounds; hairline; frontier; heliopause; boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete; bourn, bourne; district line; county line; city line; edge, border; end; limit, demarcation, demarcation line; outline, lineation; Rubicon; surface; shoreline; limit, bounds, boundary; knife-edge; thermal barrier, heat barrier; utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best; verge, brink; 3 senses of bound ; boundary, bound, bounds; hairline; frontier; heliopause; boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete; bourn, bourne; district line; county line; city line; edge, border; end; limit, demarcation, demarcation line; outline, lineation; Rubicon; surface; shoreline
    Derived forms: verb bound2, verb bound3
  3. leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce - a light springing movement upwards or forwards
    --3 is a kind of jump, jumping; jump, jumping
    --3 has particulars:
     caper, capriole; pounce; leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce; caper, capriole; pounce
    Derived forms: verb bound1, verb bound4
,Verb bound has 4 senses
  1. jump, leap, bound, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
    --1 is one way to move
    Derived forms: noun bounder2, noun bound3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. bound, border - form the boundary of; be contiguous to
    --2 is one way to enclose, hold in, confine
    Derived forms: noun boundary2, noun boundary1, noun bound1, noun bound2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
    --3 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
    Derived forms: noun bound1, noun bound2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  4. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
    --4 is one way to jump, leap, bound, spring
    Derived form: noun bound3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
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