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  • past participle of bind.
  • past tense form of bind.
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bound

[bound] / baʊnd /






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“Wuthering Heights” looks just as the voracious reader imagines it as they tear through the novel: drafty houses, windy moors, color and texture that bound from the screen.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Beside Grant, who is bound for the Portland Cascade, there will be 12 other former Bruins sprinkled among the league’s six rosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In some cases, two newborn stars become gravitationally bound, creating what astronomers call a binary star system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Islam, whose Bangladesh-owned ship the Banglar Joyjatra is carrying about 37,000 tonnes of fertiliser bound for South Africa, has twice tried to leave in the months since.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“I shall wear my royal costume again in the morning, to board whatever magnificent ship bound for England the clerk has booked passage on,” she thought, giving the cherub a fond pat on the cheek.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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