Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bound
4 senses of bound
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> pronk
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> burst
=> bounce
=> bounce
=> capriole
=> galumph
=> ski jump
=> saltate
=> vault
=> leapfrog
=> vault, overleap
=> curvet
=> hop, skip, hop-skip
=> caper
=> hop
Sense 2
bound, border
=> skirt
=> verge
=> shore
Sense 3
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line draw a line
=> mark off mark out
=> rule harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up constrain
=> clamp down crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Sense 4
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> kick back recoil, kick
=> skip, bound off
=> carom, glance
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bound
4 senses of bound
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> pronk
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> kick back recoil, kick
=> skip, bound off
=> carom, glance
=> burst
=> bounce
=> bounce
=> capriole
=> galumph
=> ski jump
=> saltate
=> vault
=> leapfrog
=> vault, overleap
=> hurdle
=> curvet
=> hop, skip, hop-skip
=> caper
=> hop
Sense 2
bound, border
=> skirt
=> verge
=> shore
Sense 3
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line draw a line
=> mark off mark out
=> rule harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up constrain
=> clamp down crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> bridle
=> snaffle
=> curb
=> clog
Sense 4
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> kick back recoil, kick
=> skip, bound off
=> carom, glance
Entailment of verb bound
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bound
4 senses of bound
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
Sense 2
bound, border
=> enclose, hold in confine
Sense 3
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 4
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
Familiarity of verb bound
bound used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bound
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
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Sense 2
bound, border
=> enclose, hold in confine
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Sense 3
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate
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Sense 4
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
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Overview of verb bound
The verb bound has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (4) jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")
2. (2) bound, border -- (form the boundary of be contiguous to)
3. (2) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on "restrict the use of this parking lot")
4. (1) bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet -- (spring back spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide")
Overview of adj bounding
The adj bounding has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bounding -- (running with a series of small leaps; "a hillside full of bounding goats")
Antonyms of adj bounding
1 sense of bounding
Sense 1
bounding
INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving
Similarity of adj bounding
1 sense of bounding
Sense 1
bounding
=> moving (vs. nonmoving)
Attributes of adj bounding
Familiarity of adj bounding
bounding used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj bounding
abounding
bounding
Overview of verb bound
The verb bound has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (4) jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")
2. (2) bound, border -- (form the boundary of be contiguous to)
3. (2) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on "restrict the use of this parking lot")
4. (1) bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet -- (spring back spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide")
Overview of adj bounding
The adj bounding has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bounding -- (running with a series of small leaps; "a hillside full of bounding goats")
bounding definition
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