out-of-bounds
18
3.5
- adjective
- /ˈaʊt əv baʊndz/
:
fuera de los límites
- The ball rolls out of bounds into a dark corner of the gym.
- ball out-of-bounds
Rape as a weapon is completely out of bounds.
- Rape as a weapon is completely out of bounds.
- So I guess I will say that I personally haven't faced too much, that I think it's out of bounds.
- And in the second-half, the ball rolls to Katie and she kicks the ball towards the goal and the goaltender blocks the ball and it goes out of bounds.
- Christianity invented the just war tradition, according to which the slaughter of women and children is out of bounds.
- So Michael's like, I'm good and that guy gets mad because his girl stepped out of bounds trying to catch a pass from Michael Irvin, right.
- So it's like if I'm hitting out of bounds, I, you know, twice a a round, which is normal for me, that's two to four strokes every round.
- It was, it was so out of bounds for the app space because the app space used traditional app space acquisition strategies.
Examples
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That ball is out of bounds.
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The Abilene, Texas native nearly had two touchdowns, but was marked out-of-bounds just short of the goal line.
Blog text (9) -
When the ball goes out of bounds, it turns the ball over.
Blog text (27) -
Lillard got stuffed, fell to the ground, and the ball went out of bounds.
Blog text (24) -
It goes out of bounds near the 42 yard line.
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Her first three sets sailed over the spikers' heads, out of bounds.
Fiction book (1998) -
Danny Amendola caught a deep pass and was pushed out of bounds at the 3-yard line.
Blog text (27) -
Brunetti is chased out of bounds with 3 seconds left after a one-yard gain.
Blog text (8) -
Marshals at the green signaled the ball was out of bounds, so Stanford re-hit, this time finding the green.
Blog text (1) -
If the ball goes over the line, it is considered out-of-bounds and the play stops.
Synonyms
102
4.6
Not allowed to enter, use, or talk about
21
3.7
Not allowed because it is outside the allowed area or against the rules
12
9.1
Morally and socially wrong to most people
6
7.7
Not allowed by rules, laws, or official standards
3
3.3
Not part of the game, for example when the ball or a player leaves the playing area
Antonyms
How Allowed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Out-of-bounds comes from out ('outside') and bounds ('limits'), so it means something is beyond the allowed area, like a ball past the sideline, and therefore not allowed.