BOUND
adjective
Definition
Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. "The mariner bound homeward." Cowper.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
BOUND
(noun)
The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited ...
BOUND
(participle)
1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.
2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.
3. Under legal or moral restraint...
BOUND
(verb)
1. To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
