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in-bounds

in-bounds

3 3.0
Inside the marked area between boundary lines where play is allowed
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈbaʊndz/
translation icon : dentro de los límites
  • In the end, it was determined that the ball needed to be replaced, but that, in fact, it was in bounds after all.
  • in bounds

Examples

  • In order to earn points for passing while airborne, the Jammer must maintain in-bounds status after landing (see Section 6.8 Out of Bounds Blocking).

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  • A common occurrence of the border problem is what I think of as the NFL pass reception rule: "both feet must be in bounds."

    Academic text (2005)
  • The object of the game is to keep the ball in play and in bounds.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Third, Williams comes back in bounds and is the first one to touch the ball.

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  • For a skill attempt to count toward this score, it needed to be completed with correct form and remain in bounds or in play.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A ball is hit back and forth between two five-man teams, and the goal is to keep it in play and in bounds.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Wallace somehow managed to keep his second foot in bounds, and after review, the call was upheld.

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  • Ball was a bit overthrown, and Lutzie went up and got that thing and kept both feet in bounds.

    Blog text (16)
  • Ryan again goes to Jones on a fade pass, but Jones can't get his second foot down in bounds to make the scoring play.

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  • The player caught the ball safely, ensuring both feet were in-bounds before making the pass.

Synonyms

inbounds
vsin-bounds
  • Jargon
3.6

Inside the playing area and still in play

has identical meaning but is written with a hyphen

Antonyms

18 3.5

Outside the allowed area or not allowed by the rules

How In-Bounds

in-bounds
3 3.0
out of bounds
21 3.7

Surface Forms

in-bounds positive

Morphology

in-bounds = bounds (transparent) = in + bounds

The adjective directly means 'within the boundaries,' which is straightforward from the meanings of 'in' and 'bounds.' [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

In-bounds comes from the parts in- meaning 'inside' and bounds meaning 'limits' or 'edges', like in the common phrase out of bounds. So in sports, in-bounds means the ball or player is inside the lines where play is allowed.