BOUNDS

/baʊndz/
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Definition

/baʊndz/
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”

Source: Wiktionary

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