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bounding

bound
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bound]
    • /baʊnd/
    • /baʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bound]
    • /baʊnd/

Definitions of bounding word

  • adjective bounding under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract. 1
  • adjective bounding destined; sure; certain: It is bound to happen. 1
  • adjective bounding determined or resolved: He is bound to go. 1
  • adjective bounding Pathology. constipated. 1
  • adjective bounding Mathematics. (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction. Compare free (def 32). 1
  • adjective bounding held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union. 1
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Parts of speech for Bounding

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bounding popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for bounding

adj bounding

  • bordering — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
  • configurating — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
  • girdling — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.

noun bounding

  • confinement — Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
  • confining — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
  • delimitation — delimit.
  • diagramming — a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
  • immuration — to enclose within walls.

adjective bounding

  • jumping — (colloquial) excellent, very fun.
  • zoning — (especially in city planning) of or relating to the division of an area into zones, as to restrict the number and types of buildings and their uses: zoning laws.
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  • what is a bounding pulse?

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  • circuit

    An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.

  • side

    one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.

  • skip

    to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.

  • boundary

    The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.

  • circumference

    The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.

  • fair ball

    a batted ball that both lands and settles within the foul lines in the infield, or that is within the foul lines when bounding to the outfield past first or third base, or that first lands within the foul lines of the outfield or would if it were not caught or deflected.
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