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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Involving putting the ball into play by passing it from out of bounds to a teammate in the playing area.
  • adjective Being or occurring within the designated boundaries of a playing area.

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  • adjective sports Within bounds
  • adverb sports Into the inbounds area
  • noun Plural form of inbound.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inbound.

Etymologies

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From in bounds

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