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    bound

    US /baʊnd/

    ・

    UK /baʊnd/

    A2TOEIC
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo cover a wound, as with a bandage
    The doctor bound the patient's leg with a splint
    adj.Adjective(Papers) being kept together or covered
    The papers are bound and easy to carry
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo put pages and a cover together to create a book
    Peter's project was bound yesterday and will be ready for presentation tomorrow
    adj.AdjectiveLimited by a law, agreement, or contract
    He is bound by the contract
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo be limited by a law, agreement, or contract
    Let it be shown that the contract was bound under state law and was thus legal
    n.NounHeld someone by contract or promise or law
    The bound employee could not leave her job before her contract was up
    adj.AdjectiveForced to do something (through honor, duty, etc.)
    He is bound to protect her
    adj.AdjectiveBeing closely connected to one or more people
    They are bound by marriage
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo join people who share something into a group
    This game really bound us together as a team
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo wrap something with rope
    She bound her books before carrying them to school
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo jump energetically
    The dogs bound across the field to welcome their owner back home
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo form the physical limit where one area ends
    The fences bound the field
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo walk, run with long steps in an excited way
    The children bound across the room to greet their father

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    How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

    10:46How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
    • But that description is bound up with an inherently hateful attitude – so much so, that the target of the word is unable to separate that attitude from the fact about his identity.

      But that description is bound up with an inherently hateful attitude – so much so, that the target of the word is unable to separate that attitude from the fact about his identity.

    • The attitude and the description are all bound up together.

      The attitude and the description are all bound up together.

    B1

    Why the FBI and the CIA Keep Lying to Each Other

    05:55Why the FBI and the CIA Keep Lying to Each Other
    • the FBI has to do a library of paperwork anytime they take a photo of someone, and the CIA is not bound by worldly laws and are more or less sanctioned to kill God.

      the FBI has to do a library of paperwork anytime they take a photo of someone, and the CIA is not bound by worldly laws and are more or less sanctioned to kill God.

    • bound by worldly laws and are more or less sanctioned to kill God.

      bound by worldly laws and are more or less sanctioned to kill God.

    B1

    Frozen II - All Is Found [HQ]

    02:11Frozen II - All Is Found [HQ]
    • Come, my darling, homeward bound

      Come, my darling, homeward bound

    A2

    What Is Something?

    05:34What Is Something?
    • They're always found bound together in groups and pairs and make up protons and neutrons, which make up the nuclei of atoms.

      They're always found bound together in groups and pairs and make up protons and neutrons, which make up the nuclei of atoms.

    B2

    What Happens When You Quit Sugar?

    04:40What Happens When You Quit Sugar?
    • The thing is glycogen is bound to 3 g of water, so the breakdown of glycogen for energy is responsible for the initial loss of water weight you see in the first 24 hours of not eating sugar.

      The thing is glycogen is bound to 3 g of water, so the breakdown of glycogen for energy is responsible for the initial loss of water weight you see in the first 24 hours of not eating sugar.

    B1

    Top 10 Movies So Bad Actors QUIT

    13:16Top 10 Movies So Bad Actors QUIT
    • Swept Away – Madonna As one of the biggest pop stars ever, Madonna was bound for screen stardom.

      Swept Away – Madonna As one of the biggest pop stars ever, Madonna was bound for screen stardom.

    B2

    What’s Scaring Americans Into Shopping More

    07:10What’s Scaring Americans Into Shopping More
    • Economists say that Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico are bound to raise prices on a wide range of consumer goods, things that we buy every day.

      Economists say that Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico are bound to raise prices on a wide range of consumer goods, things that we buy every day.

    B1

    The Benefits of Walking – Learn English with Podcast + Subtitles & Word Meanings

    08:39The Benefits of Walking – Learn English with Podcast + Subtitles & Word Meanings
    • It's a reminder that we are not bound by the walls we find ourselves in, but are capable of moving through the world with ease.

      It's a reminder that we are not bound by the walls we find ourselves in, but are capable of moving through the world with ease.

    A2

    20 Infamous Assassinations in Entertainment History

    19:4620 Infamous Assassinations in Entertainment History
    • Sanchez was found bound and dead of a gunshot the following day.

      Sanchez was found bound and dead of a gunshot the following day.

    B2

    10 Crime Bosses Who Maintained Power in Prison

    12:5710 Crime Bosses Who Maintained Power in Prison
    • Luciano had served just 10 years of his 50-year sentence when he left American shores on February 10, 1946, bound for Sicily.

      Luciano had served just 10 years of his 50-year sentence when he left American shores on February 10, 1946, bound for Sicily.

    B2