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The correct spelling is bound.
How to pronounce bound
/ˈbaʊnd/
verbIPA: /ˈbaʊnd/
Say it like: Bow-nd
The correct spelling is bound. To tie; to confine by any ligature. For example: "Just to make the cheese more binding"
Usage Examples
“Just to make the cheese more binding”
“I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.”
“These are the ties that bind.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- 2.To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- 3.To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- 4.To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- 5.To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
adjective
- 1.(with infinitive) Obliged (to).
- 2.(of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
- 3.(of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
- 4.Constipated; costive.
- 5.Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
noun
- 1.(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
- 2.A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
- 3.A sizeable jump, great leap.
- 4.A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
- 5.A bounce; a rebound.
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