Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.
- noun the greatest possible extent or degree of something.
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- noun Plural form of
bound . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bound .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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Examples
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Across halfcourt and in bounds is what Mike tells him.
USATODAY.com - Duke-Arizona shapes up as true championship game 2001
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The first and second of these receive appeals from the county courts, and also have original jurisdiction, where the subject of controversy is of the value of ten pounds sterling, or where it concerns the title bounds or lands.
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With such beings, therefore, I always am -- as much as my nature will allow me to be -- upon my guard; I keep within what they call the bounds of politeness -- their dear politeness!
Tales and Novels — Volume 06 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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The Fatal Nature of Life I like the title bounds throughout history chronicling the misadventures of a pathetic loser who, through nearly every fault of his own, just can’t get things right.
Archive 2006-08-27 Miss Snark 2006
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Big O i feel that your comments were in bounds, when dealing wit a bull you have to get him by the horns.
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Weve no barbed wire compound at all here; and, within bounds, can wander about the environs pretty freely.
Work Camp 1203 L 2010
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Yeah, it's beyond the bounds when it is the leader of your party but when it is the other guy it is ok and within bounds of their freedom of speech.
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Worst Slide: Donovan McNabb's fourth-quarter third-down scramble was huge, but he's got to go down in bounds to keep the clock running.
Redskins-Eagles, Best and Worst Dan Steinberg 2010
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Dragging both feet in bounds, holding the ball up with one hand, curly mane flowing in the breeze -- it truly was a thing of beauty.
Jill Baughman: Steelers Win Without Ben Roethlisberger ... Barely Jill Baughman 2010
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Big O i feel that your comments were in bounds, when dealing wit a bull you have to get him by the horns.
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