bound1 bound2 adjectivebound3 verbbound4 noun
boundbound1 /baʊnd/ 
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). This was bound to happen sooner or later.
(=have to obey the conditions of an official agreement)· India is bound by the agreements signed under the World Trade Organisation.
formal (=have a duty to do something)· Soldiers are here to do a job and are duty-bound to complete it.
(=it is going there)· Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.
He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). This was bound to happen sooner or later. (=feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it)· My father felt honour bound to help his sister.
(=have sworn an oath)· These chiefs were bound to him by oaths of loyalty.
(=have to obey them)· Solicitors are bound by strict rules that regulate their professional conduct.
(=to have promised seriously to do something)· She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the past tense and past participle of bind- After months of travel, we were at last homeward bound.
- And then he's made it, horror shy, homeward bound.
- Day 16 Mombasa-London Depart Mombasa on a homeward bound flight, arriving in London early evening.
- Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
- Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
- For in fact political theories, doctrines or ideologies, and political action are inextricably bound up with each other.
- In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.
- It makes you understand that you are inextricably bound up with each other and that your fortunes depend on one another.
- Within the workplace inequality and conflict are inextricably bound up, irrespective of the relationship between particular managements and workforces.
- And as you know, greed knows no bounds.
- As the men filed into Faneuil Hall, in solid columns, the enthusiasm knew no bounds...
- Faith in benign science knew no bounds.
- His business enterprise knew no bounds.
- It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.
- Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds, did the famed, fabled horrors begin.
- Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds.
- As the 1860s drew to a close, Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
- Existing industries expanded in leaps and bounds.
- He has come on in leaps and bounds this season.
- In fact, vegetarianism is growing by leaps and bounds, particularly among the health-conscious.
- Meanwhile, California was now using up its entire entitlement and still growing by leaps and bounds.
- Meanwhile, Charles was recovering in leaps and bounds.
- Since Richard left for California last fall, my bank account has grown by leaps and bounds.
- The women's confidence increased by leaps and bounds.
- A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.
- But there was a period in his life at which his suspicion and hostility to others overstepped the bounds of sanity.
- Does Dickens, for example, overstep the limits of grammar in beginning Bleak House with a series of sentences without main verbs?
- Individuals are required to perform their job to the full, but not to overstep the boundaries of their authority.
bound1 bound2 adjectivebound3 verbbound4 noun
boundbound2 ●●○ S3 adjective [no comparative] WORD ORIGINbound2
Origin:
1-3, 5-11 1300-1400 From the past participle of ➔ BIND14 1500-1600 Old Norse buinn, past participle of bua ‘to live in a place, prepare’; probably influenced by the past participle boundEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- All inward bound flights are being cancelled due to heavy fog.
- The London bound train leaves at 22.00 hours.
- We passed a ferry full of people bound for one of the outer islands.
- At nine o'clock four thickly-bearded priests appeared holding an enormous bound copy of the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib.
- I had delivered myself over, bound head and foot, to the yahoos.
- Most insist on between one and four bound copies being provided by the candidate being examined.
- Since his tragic mishap, the former marathon runner has accomplished many projects including an outward bound course, abseiling and canoeing.
- Success or failure was in their own hands and the outward bound instructors acted only as safety supervisors.
- Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
- We also offer bound volumes of the magazine.
- Wells were coated as indicated and bound virus was detected by transfer of puromycin resistance to NIH3T3 cells.
Longman Language Activatortowards
also toward American moving, looking, or pointing in a particular direction: · If you walk along the river bank towards Skipton you come to a bridge.· She stood with her back toward the window.· Glancing towards me, he started to laugh.· He looked toward the ceiling of his tiny apartment.· The plane banked and turned toward the mountains.slide/push/throw etc something towards somebody/something: · He slid the plate of cookies toward her.
towards a place or object, but not moving, looking, or pointing directly at it: · Tyler strode off in the direction of Foxwood.· People were making a move in the direction of the dining room.in somebody's direction: · I glanced in her direction and our eyes met.in the general direction of something (=generally towards): · He waved a hand in the general direction of the bar. "Another drink?"
: set off/make/head for to start to go towards a particular place, especially in a determined way: · We set off for Boston at daybreak.· When it started to rain we headed for the trees as fast as we could.· It's getting dark -- we'd better make for home.
: London/Paris/north/east etc bound towards a particular place or direction - use this especially about planes, trains, cars etc and the direction in which a road, railway track etc is going in: · The London bound train leaves at 22.00 hours.· There have been several delays to southbound rail services.· We were travelling westbound on Interstate 90.· All inward bound flights are being cancelled due to heavy fog.
if you look, smile, wave, throw something etc at someone, you look, smile etc in their direction: · The children stared at the eerie old house.· Nick looked back and grinned at her.· I threw the ball at Joe and hit him on the back of the neck.
the place that you are travelling to · At the border you will be asked your destination and how long you plan to stay.· The glorious Inca ruins are the main tourist destination in Peru.arrive at/reach your destination · By the time he reached his destination, seven days later, he was half-starved and broke.
if you are on the way to somewhere, you are travelling towards it: · We were already on the way to the airport when we realized we'd forgotten our passports.· I don't know where she is. She's probably on her way to London by now.
travelling in a particular direction: bound for: · We passed a ferry full of people bound for one of the outer islands.eastbound/westbound etc: · It was dark when the southbound international express finally passed by.London-bound/Chicago-bound etc: · Take the London-bound train but get off two stations before the end of the line.
WORD SETSabstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to happen. The Foundation is bound by the treaty to help any nation that requests aid. You are legally bound to report the accident. Well, I’m bound to say (=I feel I ought to say), I think you’re taking a huge risk. A son is duty bound to look after his mother. homeward-bound (=travelling towards home) commuters All eastbound trains have been cancelled due to faulty signals. a fog-bound airport people who are wheelchair-bound a desk-bound sergeant (=having to work in an office, instead of doing a more active job) a leather-bound volume of Shakespeare’s playsCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). This was bound to happen sooner or later.
(=used to say that something should have been expected) ‘It’s hot!’ ‘Well, it was bound to be – I just took it out of the oven.’
‘It’s hot!’ ‘Well, it was bound to be – I just took it out of the oven.’ When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to happen. The Foundation is bound by the treaty to help any nation that requests aid. You are legally bound to report the accident. Well, I’m bound to say (=I feel I ought to say), I think you’re taking a huge risk. A son is duty bound to look after his mother. homeward-bound (=travelling towards home) commuters All eastbound trains have been cancelled due to faulty signals. a fog-bound airport people who are wheelchair-bound a desk-bound sergeant (=having to work in an office, instead of doing a more active job) a leather-bound volume of Shakespeare’s plays (=have to obey the conditions of an official agreement)· India is bound by the agreements signed under the World Trade Organisation.
formal (=have a duty to do something)· Soldiers are here to do a job and are duty-bound to complete it.
(=it is going there)· Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.
He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). This was bound to happen sooner or later. (=feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it)· My father felt honour bound to help his sister.
(=have sworn an oath)· These chiefs were bound to him by oaths of loyalty.
(=have to obey them)· Solicitors are bound by strict rules that regulate their professional conduct.
(=to have promised seriously to do something)· She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Most insist on between one and four bound copies being provided by the candidate being examined.· Others require two bound copies, one each for the main university library and the departmental library.· At Strathclyde, two bound copies are required, both of which are for deposit in the main library.· At nine o'clock four thickly-bearded priests appeared holding an enormous bound copy of the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib.· Ipswich abolitionists in 1828 circulated bound copies of the Reporter.
· Not easy to do when she was bound hand and foot.· You know, filed away in the archives, bound hand and foot with red tape.· And it's awkward with bound hands.· Grabbing her bound hands, he shoved her towards the gravestone.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc► I’ll be boundPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1likely be bound to to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing: - The two groups were bound together by their hatred of the factory in which they worked.
- Decisions and actions are bound by precedent. 3.
- Furthermore, the nature of political authority in representative democracies means that governments are bound by doctrines of accountability.
- He was bound by golden handcuffs to the Salomon Brothers mortgage trading depart-ment.
- If the parties do not wish to be bound by time limits there should be none in the lease.
- The Martins too are bound by the same federal law and could be prosecuted.
- The political order is bound by values.
- The Revenue will not subsequently be bound by any information or statements given, whether expressly or implicitly in relation to the claim.
- They were bound by it so long as it was not in conflict with their statutory duty.
- Jim's too bound up in his own worries to be able to help us.
- The history of music is, of course, bound up with the development of musical instruments.
- All our limitations are bound up in our intellectual mind with its boundaries and imperfections and its tendency to emotional distortion.
- Although activists take on global economic and political issues, their affiliations, allegiances and loyalties are bound up in local communities.
- Extension cords that looked frayed or suspicious were bound up in Scotch cellophane tape.
- Moral and economic rights are bound up in the concept of copyright.
- More usually, the body was bound up in a folded position, with the knees under the chin.
- The victim of horrendous physical and emotional abuse, she was failed by all those who were bound up in her care.
- These very weak stones are rich in water, which is bound up in both hydrated salts and clay minerals.
- A most sacred obligation was bound up with a most atrocious crime.
- According to a long and dominant tradition, the physical is bound up with the spatial.
- But they were important in their time, and their families were bound up with Fred Taylor all his life.
- Human rights in general and the right to communicate in particular are bound up with the notion of democracy.
- It is bound up with the family as a whole.
- The doctrine of precedent is bound up with the need for a reliable system of law reporting.
- This therefore brings me to the second reason why democracy is bound up with a measure of economic and social equality.
- An election campaign between an incumbent president and a Senate majority leader is bound to be fought out in legislative jousting.
- But like everything online, it's a work in progress so is bound to get better.
- Even in these days of recession Warden Sparrow's books are bound to fetch a 6-figure sum at tomorrow's auction.
- Even so, the Peace of Paris of 1763 was bound to produce an immense number of acquisitions of territory for Britain.
- I knew too that that invitation was bound to come and I was dreading it.
- I think that in years to come they are bound to be looked back on as an aberration.
- They would be bound to see such a use as virtual expropriation, without compensation.
- Women were bound to absolute obedience to their Promise Keeper husbands and fathers.
- Klein is bound and determined to win at least five races this year.
- It has a tourist potential which is bound to revive as the election images of intimidation fade.
- The whole compound was bound together with honey and raisins.
- There was bound to be some tension when he teamed with Marlon Brando for Guys and Dolls in 1955.
- They were bound for the very place where Odysseus had landed.
- Two weeks later, he appeared in superior court for a preliminary hearing, and he was bound over for trial.
- We are bound by the Insurance Ombudsmans decision, but you are not.
- Work inhibition is so frustrating to parents and teachers that they are bound to feel like exploding.
- Even as she felt bound to her family, she felt a childish need to rebel.
- If you were married to me I wouldn't expect you to be bound to the house all day, every day.
- It had been a solemn and impressive ceremony and, whatever my uncertainties, I felt bound to respond.
- Just as, in writing, I think little men should be bound to mere journeyman work..
- She seemed unwilling to acknowledge that this might not be wise and would be bound to cause her parents concern.
- Some human would be bound to see you.
- They would be bound to see such a use as virtual expropriation, without compensation.
- That can often include a sneak preview of productions bound for London's West End.
- After months of travel, we were at last homeward bound.
- And then he's made it, horror shy, homeward bound.
- Day 16 Mombasa-London Depart Mombasa on a homeward bound flight, arriving in London early evening.
- Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
- Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
- For in fact political theories, doctrines or ideologies, and political action are inextricably bound up with each other.
- In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.
- It makes you understand that you are inextricably bound up with each other and that your fortunes depend on one another.
- Within the workplace inequality and conflict are inextricably bound up, irrespective of the relationship between particular managements and workforces.
- And as you know, greed knows no bounds.
- As the men filed into Faneuil Hall, in solid columns, the enthusiasm knew no bounds...
- Faith in benign science knew no bounds.
- His business enterprise knew no bounds.
- It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.
- Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds, did the famed, fabled horrors begin.
- Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds.
- As the 1860s drew to a close, Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
- Existing industries expanded in leaps and bounds.
- He has come on in leaps and bounds this season.
- In fact, vegetarianism is growing by leaps and bounds, particularly among the health-conscious.
- Meanwhile, California was now using up its entire entitlement and still growing by leaps and bounds.
- Meanwhile, Charles was recovering in leaps and bounds.
- Since Richard left for California last fall, my bank account has grown by leaps and bounds.
- The women's confidence increased by leaps and bounds.
- A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.
- But there was a period in his life at which his suspicion and hostility to others overstepped the bounds of sanity.
- Does Dickens, for example, overstep the limits of grammar in beginning Bleak House with a series of sentences without main verbs?
- Individuals are required to perform their job to the full, but not to overstep the boundaries of their authority.
Don’t lie to her. She’s bound to find out.it is bound to be (=used to say that something should have been expected) ‘It’s hot!’ ‘Well, it was bound to be – I just took it out of the oven.’ When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to happen.RegisterBound to is used mainly in spoken English. In written English, people usually use certain to, it is inevitable that instead: Mistakes are bound to happen. ➔ It is inevitable that mistakes will happen.2law/agreement be bound (by something) to be forced to do what a law or agreement says you must dobound (by something) to do something The Foundation is bound by the treaty to help any nation that requests aid. You are legally bound to report the accident.3duty be/feel bound to do something to feel that you ought to do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it: Ian felt bound to tell Joanna the truth. Well, I’m bound to say (=I feel I ought to say), I think you’re taking a huge risk.be duty bound/honour bound to do something A son is duty bound to look after his mother.4travelling towards bound for London/Mexico etc (also London-bound/Mexico-bound etc) travelling towards a particular place or in a particular direction: a plane bound for Somalia We tried to get seats on a Rome-bound flight. homeward-bound (=travelling towards home) commutersnorthbound/southbound/eastbound/westbound All eastbound trains have been cancelled due to faulty signals.5relationship be bound (together) by something if two people or groups are bound together by something, they share a particular experience or situation that causes them to have a relationship: The two nations were bound together by a common history.6be bound up in something to be very involved in something, so that you cannot think about anything else: He was too bound up in his own problems to listen to mine.7be bound up with something to be very closely connected with a particular problem or situation: Mark’s problems are all bound up with his mother’s death when he was ten. The people of Transkei began to realize that their future was inseparably bound up with that of South Africa.8snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc controlled or limited by something, so that you cannot do what you want or what other people want you to: a fog-bound airport people who are wheelchair-bound a desk-bound sergeant (=having to work in an office, instead of doing a more active job)9a bound book is covered on the outside with paper, leather etcbound in a Bible bound in leather a leather-bound volume of Shakespeare’s plays10I’ll be bound old-fashioned used when you are very sure that what you have just said is true: He had good reasons for doing that, I’ll be bound.11bound and determined American English very determined to do or achieve something, especially something difficult: Klein is bound and determined to win at least five races this year.bound1 bound2 adjectivebound3 verbbound4 noun
boundbound3 verb WORD ORIGINbound3
Origin:
1 1500-1600 Old French bondir, from Vulgar Latin bombitire ‘to hum’, from Latin bombus; ➔ BOMB12 1500-1600 ➔ BOUND4 (1)VERB TABLE
bound
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | bound |
| he, she, it | bounds | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bounded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bounded |
| he, she, it | has bounded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bounded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bound |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bounded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am bounding |
| he, she, it | is bounding | |
| you, we, they | are bounding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was bounding |
| you, we, they | were bounding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bounding |
| he, she, it | has been bounding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bounding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bounding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bounding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A big black Alsatian dog came bounding up to her.
- There was a shout, and suddenly Adrian bounded into the room.
Longman Language Activatorto run
· You'll have to run or you'll miss the bus.· He kept on running until he was out in the open country.run across/through/along etc · A dog ran straight out in front of my car.· Run to the bathroom and get a towel.run for the bus/train etc (=in order to catch it) · Just running for the bus leaves me out of breath.run away/off (=run fast in order to leave a place) · They grabbed her purse and then ran off towards the subway.· Neil tried to catch the frightened animal, but it ran away from him.run around/round (=run in several different directions over a fairly large area, for fun) · The kids were running around and being silly.run after somebody/something (=chase someone) · Her dog was running after a rabbit and did not hear her calling.
to run very quickly for a short distance, especially because you have to do something urgently: dash around/into/across etc: · Gillian saw two men dash past, but they didn't notice her.· I eventually found the place, and dashed up the stairs.dash off (=leave a place very quickly, for example because you are late): · We only have a few moments, because Heidi's got to dash off soon.
informal to start running quickly towards a place or thing to try to reach it or escape something: · It was raining, and we made a run for the car.· When the lecture was finally ovr, the students made a break for the exit.make a run/dash/break for it (=try to escape): · As soon as the guard turns around, we'll make a run for it.make a made dash for something (=run very quickly): · She heard the whistle and made a mad dash for the departing train.
to run as fast as you can, usually over a short distance: sprint towards/out/across etc: · Margaret sprinted down the street, almost collapsing when she reached us.sprint for the bus/train etc (=in order to catch it.): · The bus driver must have seen me sprinting for the bus, but he drove off.
to run fairly slowly, taking short steps: trot in/across/towards etc: · She trotted softly through the passageway to the gate. · I looked up, and saw a dog trotting along the sidewalk toward me.trot along/back/off : · Dorothy arrived, with a little dog trotting along behind her.
to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry: tear along/past/through etc: · Bobby tore past, shouting something about being late for work.· A masked man came tearing out of the bank and jumped into a waiting car.tear off (=leave somewhere running very quickly): · Mary tore off downstairs, determined to see the visitors for herself.
to run quickly and with a lot of energy, especially when you are going to attack someone or something: charge at/towards/into etc: · The doors flew open, and Pascoe charged across the foyer, scattering people in all directions. · Riot police with batons charged at soccer fans twice during last night's international with Spain.charge off (=leave somewhere in a hurry): · Don't charge off, I want a word with you.
to suddenly start running, especially after you have been walking: · Suddenly two of the prisoners broke into a run, heading as fast as they could for the fence.· He walked swiftly, resisting the urge to break into a run.
to move quickly forward with long high jumps: bound towards/across/up etc: · A big black Alsatian dog came bounding up to her.· There was a shout, and suddenly Adrian bounded into the room.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). This was bound to happen sooner or later.
(=have to obey the conditions of an official agreement)· India is bound by the agreements signed under the World Trade Organisation.
formal (=have a duty to do something)· Soldiers are here to do a job and are duty-bound to complete it.
(=it is going there)· Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.
He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). This was bound to happen sooner or later. (=feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it)· My father felt honour bound to help his sister.
(=have sworn an oath)· These chiefs were bound to him by oaths of loyalty.
(=have to obey them)· Solicitors are bound by strict rules that regulate their professional conduct.
(=to have promised seriously to do something)· She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· It had been a solemn and impressive ceremony and, whatever my uncertainties, I felt bound to respond.· Even as she felt bound to her family, she felt a childish need to rebel.· Of course, he had to tell Ian, and Ian had felt bound to tell Joanna.· In the short term the tour management may feel bound to stick with the hairline decision they took before the Galle Test.· Nor has it felt bound by territorial or jurisdictional limits.· However, in all the circumstances, I would have felt bound to refuse relief.· Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.· Conservationists claim that unless the deal is actually signed a new owner may not feel bound by it.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to run with a lot of energy, because you are happy, excited, or frightenedbound up/towards/across etc- The U.S. is bounded in the north by Canada and in the south by Mexico.
- And at the same time their influence must be bounded by other, dominant ISAs.
- Like a family, we are bounded by history, duty, love and mandatory interaction.
- Our knowledge is bounded by our ideas, and extends only so far as they are ideas of real essences.
- The Apollonian Gasket, attributed to Apollonius of Perga, is bounded by three large circles tangent two by two.
- The courtyard was bounded by a range of cloisters two storeys high.
- When the young worker's social world was bounded by his village such considerations did not matter.
- Where I live at present is bounded by two rivers and is quite close to the sea.
- World history was bounded by these two events.
- After months of travel, we were at last homeward bound.
- And then he's made it, horror shy, homeward bound.
- Day 16 Mombasa-London Depart Mombasa on a homeward bound flight, arriving in London early evening.
- Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
- Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
- For in fact political theories, doctrines or ideologies, and political action are inextricably bound up with each other.
- In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.
- It makes you understand that you are inextricably bound up with each other and that your fortunes depend on one another.
- Within the workplace inequality and conflict are inextricably bound up, irrespective of the relationship between particular managements and workforces.
- And as you know, greed knows no bounds.
- As the men filed into Faneuil Hall, in solid columns, the enthusiasm knew no bounds...
- Faith in benign science knew no bounds.
- His business enterprise knew no bounds.
- It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.
- Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds, did the famed, fabled horrors begin.
- Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds.
- As the 1860s drew to a close, Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
- Existing industries expanded in leaps and bounds.
- He has come on in leaps and bounds this season.
- In fact, vegetarianism is growing by leaps and bounds, particularly among the health-conscious.
- Meanwhile, California was now using up its entire entitlement and still growing by leaps and bounds.
- Meanwhile, Charles was recovering in leaps and bounds.
- Since Richard left for California last fall, my bank account has grown by leaps and bounds.
- The women's confidence increased by leaps and bounds.
- A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.
- But there was a period in his life at which his suspicion and hostility to others overstepped the bounds of sanity.
- Does Dickens, for example, overstep the limits of grammar in beginning Bleak House with a series of sentences without main verbs?
- Individuals are required to perform their job to the full, but not to overstep the boundaries of their authority.
Suddenly a huge dog came bounding towards me.2be bounded by something if a country or area of land is bounded by something such as a wall, river etc, it has the wall etc at its edge: a yard bounded by a wooden fence The US is bounded in the north by Canada and in the south by Mexico.bound1 bound2 adjectivebound3 verbbound4 noun
boundbound4 noun WORD ORIGINbound4
Origin:
1-2, 4-5 1300-1400 Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina3, 6 1500-1600 Old French bond, from bondir; ➔ BOUND3 (2)EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Superman can leap tall buildings in a single bound.
- Another time he was knocked out of bounds.
- Has he gone too far out of bounds to get back on course?
- How patterns emerge outside the bounds of cause and effect.
- These often reviled one another bitterly and openly attacked the government beyond the bounds of reason.
- This cave, also known as Diccan Pot, must be regarded as absolutely out of bounds for all but hardy and experienced cavers.
- With a sudden bark the Labrador pulled free of Robbie's too-gentle grip and in one bound made the towpath.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The humor in the movie sometimes goes beyond the bounds of good taste. He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). This was bound to happen sooner or later.
The humor in the movie sometimes goes beyond the bounds of good taste. (=be possible/not possible) It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they could meet again.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they could meet again. (=have to obey the conditions of an official agreement)· India is bound by the agreements signed under the World Trade Organisation.
formal (=have a duty to do something)· Soldiers are here to do a job and are duty-bound to complete it.
(=it is going there)· Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.
He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking). This was bound to happen sooner or later. (=feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it)· My father felt honour bound to help his sister.
(=have sworn an oath)· These chiefs were bound to him by oaths of loyalty.
(=have to obey them)· Solicitors are bound by strict rules that regulate their professional conduct.
(=to have promised seriously to do something)· She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· To suggest that all unproductive consumption is solely capitalist personal consumption is to go beyond the bounds of credibility.· He said Mariucci also reminded him that he should have gone out of bounds.· For a Christmas letter, this has gone beyond bounds.· Both Grouse Shoot and Shooting Gallery provide a single target which must be hit before it goes out of bounds.
· We keep the drawing-room out of bounds.· The gang rivalries of the street were kept within bounds and out of the world of adult entertainment.· If they keep within their bounds as they promise, they may be useful in the church.· They will need little or no pruning beyond dead-heading and keeping them within bounds.· Borrowing is looked upon as a natural part of everyday life so long as it is kept within bounds.· The fledglings have grown and are learning fast, though still keep within the bounds of their parents' territory.· Both could be kept within bounds by a severe pruning in early spring.· The only hope now was to reach the hand-pump in the galley and see if he could keep the level within bounds.
· And as you know, greed knows no bounds.· Neither his incurable curiosity nor his exotic imagination knew any bounds.· Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds.· It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.· Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds, did the famed, fabled horrors begin.· Faith in benign science knew no bounds.· His business enterprise knew no bounds.
· But there was a period in his life at which his suspicion and hostility to others overstepped the bounds of sanity.· A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in bounds/out of bounds► bounds► by leaps and bounds/in leaps and boundsPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1 bounds [plural] a)the limits of what is possible or acceptablewithin the bounds of something- Another time he was knocked out of bounds.
- Has he gone too far out of bounds to get back on course?
- Maryland and McGlockton hit Lane again after a few more yards, sending him flying out of bounds.
- On its next possession, Southern Utah turned the ball over on a pass out of bounds.
- Red takes the ball out of bounds and passes to Eddie.
- Sellers, 27, of Truckee, was out of bounds.
- The fall led to a five-tenths automatic deduction, and each foot out of bounds counted one-tenth of a point.
- Paul's love for her knew no bounds.
- And as you know, greed knows no bounds.
- As the men filed into Faneuil Hall, in solid columns, the enthusiasm knew no bounds...
- Faith in benign science knew no bounds.
- His business enterprise knew no bounds.
- It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.
- Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds, did the famed, fabled horrors begin.
- Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds.
- After months of travel, we were at last homeward bound.
- And then he's made it, horror shy, homeward bound.
- Day 16 Mombasa-London Depart Mombasa on a homeward bound flight, arriving in London early evening.
- Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
- Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
- For in fact political theories, doctrines or ideologies, and political action are inextricably bound up with each other.
- In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.
- It makes you understand that you are inextricably bound up with each other and that your fortunes depend on one another.
- Within the workplace inequality and conflict are inextricably bound up, irrespective of the relationship between particular managements and workforces.
- And as you know, greed knows no bounds.
- As the men filed into Faneuil Hall, in solid columns, the enthusiasm knew no bounds...
- Faith in benign science knew no bounds.
- His business enterprise knew no bounds.
- It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.
- Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds, did the famed, fabled horrors begin.
- Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds.
- As the 1860s drew to a close, Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
- Existing industries expanded in leaps and bounds.
- He has come on in leaps and bounds this season.
- In fact, vegetarianism is growing by leaps and bounds, particularly among the health-conscious.
- Meanwhile, California was now using up its entire entitlement and still growing by leaps and bounds.
- Meanwhile, Charles was recovering in leaps and bounds.
- Since Richard left for California last fall, my bank account has grown by leaps and bounds.
- The women's confidence increased by leaps and bounds.
- A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.
- But there was a period in his life at which his suspicion and hostility to others overstepped the bounds of sanity.
- Does Dickens, for example, overstep the limits of grammar in beginning Bleak House with a series of sentences without main verbs?
- Individuals are required to perform their job to the full, but not to overstep the boundaries of their authority.
We are here to make sure that the police operate within the bounds of the law.be/go beyond the bounds of credibility/reason/decency etc The humor in the movie sometimes goes beyond the bounds of good taste.be within/beyond the bounds of possibility (=be possible/not possible) It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they could meet again. b) old-fashioned the edges of a town, city etc2out of bounds if a place is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there SYN off-limits American Englishbound to/for The path by the railway line is officially out of bounds to both cyclists and walkers.3by leaps and bounds/in leaps and bounds British English if someone or something increases, develops etc by leaps and bounds, they increase etc very quickly: Julie’s reading is improving in leaps and bounds.4know no bounds formal if someone’s honesty, kindness etc knows no bounds, they are extremely honest etc5in bounds/out of bounds inside or outside the legal playing area in a sport such as American football or basketball6[countable] a long or high jump made with a lot of energy