Bounds

/baʊndz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Bounds

noun

  1. (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

    "I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on."

  2. A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

verb

  1. To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

    "France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."

  2. To be the boundary of.

noun

  1. A sizeable jump, great leap.

    "The deer crossed the stream in a single bound."

  2. A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
  3. A bounce; a rebound.

    "the bound of a ball"

verb

  1. To leap, move by jumping.

    "The rabbit bounded down the lane."

  2. To cause to leap.

    "to bound a horse"

  3. To rebound; to bounce.

    "a rubber ball bounds on the floor"

  4. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

    "to bound a ball on the floor"

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