simple past and past participle of bind
I bound the splint to my leg.
To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.
To leap, move by jumping.
The rabbit bounded down the lane.
Obliged (to).
You are not legally bound to reply.
A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.
A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
A surname.
From Middle English bound, bund (preterite) and bounden, bunden, ibunden, ȝebunden (past participle), from Old English bund- and bunden, ġebunden respectively. See bind.
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That cannot stand alone as a free word.
Ready, prepared.
This certain,—that a band of war / Has for two days been ready boune, / At prompt command to march from Doune […].
A sizeable jump, great leap.
The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.