All bound synonyms
bound
B b verb bound
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- restrict β to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- skip β to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- ricochet β the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- leap β to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- prance β to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- hop β to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
- vault β the act of vaulting.
- hem in β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- caper β Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- pounce β to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.
- spring β String PRocessING language
- recoil β to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- frisk β to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
- hurdle β a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- bob β If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
- gambol β to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- delimit β If you delimit something, you fix or establish its limits.
- terminate β to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- restrict β to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- define β to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
- limit β the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- surround β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- measure β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- restrain β to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- circumscribe β If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- demarcate β If you demarcate something, you establish its boundaries or limits.
- delimitate β delimit.