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bound

The correct spelling is bound.

How to pronounce bound

/ˈbaʊnd/
verb

IPA: /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. 1.To tie; to confine by any ligature.
  2. 2.To cohere or stick together in a mass.
  3. 3.To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
  4. 4.To exert a binding or restraining influence.
  5. 5.To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

adjective

  1. 1.(with infinitive) Obliged (to).
  2. 2.(of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
  3. 3.(of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
  4. 4.Constipated; costive.
  5. 5.Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.

noun

  1. 1.(often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
  2. 2.A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
  3. 3.A sizeable jump, great leap.
  4. 4.A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
  5. 5.A bounce; a rebound.

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