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Meanings of bound in English

Portuguese
salto
Catalan
salt
Spanish
salto

A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.

        salto
        Portuguese
        fronteiras
        Catalan
        frontera
        Spanish
        raya

        The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.

              fronteiras
              Portuguese
              saltar

              Spring back; spring away from an impact.

                  saltar
                  Portuguese
                  conter
                  Catalan
                  limitar
                  Spanish
                  limitar

                  Place limits on (extent or access)

                        conter
                        Usage of bound in English
                        1
                        Although the crisis magnifies Noonan's power, he remains bound by EU strictures.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        Media reports are bound to underestimate the true scale of protest, however.
                        The South African
                        3
                        The market has been range-bound since late last week over political worries.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Likewise, the left thumb shall be bound to the right great toe.
                        Outlander
                        5
                        The parts were bound for key military installations, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        But Kellenberger said such non-state groups are bound by international humanitarian law.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        Focus on Leinster:The question of whether Leinster choked was bound to emerge.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        Not exactly a case of one bound and our hero was free.
                        The Irish Times
                        9
                        One is bound to ask what process of consultation preceded this programme.
                        The Irish Times
                        10
                        Faced with the threats, producing countries are bound to experience unwelcome consequences.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        Israeli marines stormed a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza on Monday.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        There have been times when economic crisis has bound together the neighbours.
                        The Guardian
                        13
                        Moreover, only within grooves did bound water molecules discriminate between different side-chains.
                        Pubmed
                        14
                        Without addressing sectarianism in Yemen, however, these efforts are bound to fail.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        Marcus rustled paper and held out a large bound book to Hoffman.
                        Coalition's End
                        16
                        She couldn't remember ever seeing bound paper anywhere outside of a museum.
                        Alien: Covenant
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