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Definition of bound verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bound

verb

bound pronunciation English

baʊnd

bound pronunciation American

baʊnd

see also bind verb

1 [intransitive] + adverb/preposition to run with long steps, especially in an enthusiastic wayThe dogs bounded ahead.2 [transitive, usually passive] bound something (formal) to form the edge or limit of an areaThe field was bounded on the left by a wood.