to bound

Examples

• All

• It was once when the ball bounded clear to the Arthurs' garage that I found her.

  Fiction book (1990)

• "And the next thing I know, my wife and the girl's mother have grabbed a rubber dinghy and bounded into the surf.

  Fiction book (1996)

• And then when they bounce off tissue, we wait to see how long it takes to come back.

• After a few misses it bounced around and stuck.

• And then it starts to bounce around as we are hitting turbulence.

• " So this is it," she thinks, as the car bounds onto a rutted path and bounces over high grass, still flying forward.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Many a hunter has despaired to see one of those so-recognizable banners bounding away through the woods.

  Blog text (19)

• The bubbles rubbed and bounded like tiny balloons against his cheeks and eyes as they took their upward flight.

  Blog text (6)

• The Buddha on the mirror swung back and forth, and Adam's mouth was open as if forming a question, and the carton of ice cream bounded across the seat.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Bird ran at a steady, relaxed pace straight to Mezon Setagaya, where it bashed through the doors and bounded up eighty-eight flights of stairs at the speed of an express elevator.

  Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

B

to bounce

vsto bound

386 1.3

To move quickly away from a surface after hitting it, moving up and down in a springy way

focuses on springing away after impact rather than general quick motion

K

to kick

vsto bound

323 6.8

Move back suddenly because of a strong push or impact

is about passive springing after hitting a surface not machine thrust

S

to spring

vsto bound

141 1.0

To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing

means springing away specifically after striking a surface

B

to bounce off

vsto bound

33 3.4

To hit a surface and move away from it

describes the same springing away but in broader situations

R

to ricochet

vsto bound

25 7.7

To bounce off a surface at an angle after hitting it

describes general springing away not specifically angled projectile motion

R

to recoil

vsto bound

19 4.9

To move quickly backward because of fear, pain, or disgust

describes inanimate objects springing away after impact rather than emotional retreat

R

to rebound

vsto bound

19 2.9

To spring back after hitting something

expresses the same motion using a common simple term

C

to carom

vsto bound

• US

1 9.5

To bounce off something and move away at an angle

covers springing away more generally not limited to angled rebounds

R

to resile

vsto bound

• Specialized

9.9

To return to its original shape after being bent, pressed, or stretched

focuses on moving away after impact rather than shape recovery

Antonyms

S

to stay

∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

S

to stick

769 1.0

To attach something to a surface or push it into with a point

Idioms

B

bound hand and foot

• Informal

7.7

Not able to act freely because rules or people stop you

Phrasal Verbs

B

bound up

6 6.0

Closely connected with someone or something

Compounds

B

bound for

53 3.7

Going to a particular place, usually by travel

L

lower bound

• Specialized

3 7.0

A value that is no larger than any number in a set

U

upper bound

• Specialized

3 7.2

A number that is as big as or bigger than every number in a set

H

homeward-bound

1 3.9

Going toward home

O

outward-bound

1 5.2

Going away from a place, like a ship or train starting its journey

B

bound form

• Specialized

9.6

A small part added to a word that cannot stand alone, like -s in cats and -ed in walked

B

bound morpheme

• Specialized

8.6

A word part that cannot stand alone, like re- or -s

How High

to ricochet

25 7.7

spring

18 1.3

to bound

1 4.4

to bounce

386 1.3

to bob

24 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology