The meaning of BOUND is fastened by or as if by a band : confined —often used in combination. How to use bound in a sentence.

The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions. The judge who presided over the trial told the panel's members they were not bound to accept that …

To bound is to jump or hop — usually as you run. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being bound for New York or homeward-bound.

If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is already known or exists.

Bound (1996 film), an American neo-noir film by the Wachowskis Bound (2015 film), an American erotic thriller film by Jared Cohn Bound (2018 film), a Nigerian romantic drama film by Frank …

to place under obligation or compulsion (usually used passively): We are bound by good sense to obey the country's laws. Law to put under legal obligation, as to keep the peace or appear as …

1 day ago · (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier. (dated) Constipated; costive. Confined or restricted to a certain place. Unable to move in certain conditions.

(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. …

Over time, 'bound' came to describe something that is tied or linked, and it later extended its meaning to convey the idea of being obligated or constrained by a connection or relationship.

verb uk / baʊnd / us bound across/down/into, etc to move quickly with large steps or jumps: