a limit; boundary (esp in the phrase know no bounds)
2.
something that restrains or confines, esp the standards of a society
within the bounds of modesty
3. beat the bounds
See also out of bounds
Examples of 'bounds' in a sentence
bounds
Within these bounds, the novice is free to structure his own education.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD
Strange exotic places, just out of bounds of austerity holidays abroad.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION
Synonyms of 'bounds'
limits, restrictions, confines, limitations
boundary, line, limit, edge
More Synonyms of bounds
All related terms of 'bounds'
bound
Bound is the past tense and past participle of → bind .
out of bounds
If a place is out of bounds , people are not allowed to go there.
beat the bounds
(formerly) to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods
metes and bounds
the precisely described boundary lines of a parcel of land, as found in a deed
to know no bounds
If you say that a feeling or quality knows no bounds , you are emphasizing that it is very strong or intense .
by leaps and bounds
with unexpectedly rapid progress
in leaps and bounds
rapidly
lower bound
a number that is less than or equal to every number in a set
leaps and bounds in leaps and bounds/by leaps and bounds
You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasize that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly.
not beyond the realms/bounds of possibility
You can say ' It is not beyond the realms of possibility ' or ' It is not beyond the bounds of possibility ' when you are stating something that you believe is possibly true, but which other people might consider unlikely or impossible .