bound

confined by bonds“bound and gagged hostages”

secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form“bound volumes”

bound by contract

(usually followed by ‘to’) governed by fate“bound to happen”

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’“children bound for school”

held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

covered or wrapped with a bandage“the bandaged wound on the back of his head”

bound by an oath“a bound official”

confined in the bowels“he is bound in the belly”

stick to firmly“Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”

spring back; spring away from an impact“The rubber ball bounced”

place limits on (extent or amount or access)“restrict the use of this parking lot”

create social or emotional ties“The grandparents want to bond with the child”

secure with or as if with ropes“tie down the prisoners”

bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted“He's held by a contract”

move forward by leaps and bounds“The horse bounded across the meadow”

wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord“They tied their victim to the chair”

cause to be constipated“These foods tend to constipate you”

make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope“The Chinese would bind the feet of their women”

provide with a binding“bind the books in leather”

form a chemical bond with“The hydrogen binds the oxygen”

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

a line determining the limits of an area

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

the greatest possible degree of something“what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior”