Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bounds

1 sense of bounds

Sense 1
boundary, bound, bounds -- (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
       => extremity -- (the outermost or farthest region or point)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bound

4 senses of bound

Sense 1
boundary, edge, bound -- (a line determining the limits of an area)
       => line -- (a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point)

Sense 2
boundary, bound, bounds -- (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
       => extremity -- (the outermost or farthest region or point)

Sense 3
limit, bound, boundary -- (the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability")
       => extent -- (the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent")

Sense 4
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce -- (a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)
       => jump, jumping -- (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bound

4 senses of bound

Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 2
bound, border -- (form the boundary of; be contiguous to)
       => enclose, hold in, confine -- (close in; darkness enclosed him")

Sense 3
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")
       => control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate -- (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger")

Sense 4
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet -- (spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide")
       => jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")