The meaning of Bounds

verb

Make a quick, short movement up and down.

Usage examples:

I could see his head bobbing about

noun

A quick, short movement up and down.

Usage examples:

She could only manage a slight bob of her head

verb

Cut (someone's hair) in a bob.

Usage examples:

She'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

The line that divides one country or place from another

Usage examples:

The rio grande forms part of the us border., the card has a pretty design around the border., [ t ]…

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

verb

(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.

Usage examples:

The ball bounced away and he chased it

noun

A rebound of a ball or other object.

Usage examples:

The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce

verb

To move up or away after hitting a surface, or to cause something to move this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] the basketball bounced off the rim of the basket., [ t ] she bounced the baby on her knee., […

noun

A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

Usage examples:

A county boundary

noun

An edge or limit of something

Usage examples:

You can camp anywhere inside the boundaries of the park., your work is limited only by the boundari…

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Usage examples:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Usage examples:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Add capers and olives

noun

A movement performed in classical riding, in which the horse leaps from the ground and kicks out with its hind legs.

Usage examples:

There's this one, the capriole, where the horse jumps up and snaps his hind legs out.

verb

Jump or dance around excitedly.

Usage examples:

The players cavorted about the pitch

verb

To dance around, having a noisy good time

Usage examples:

A group of teenagers were cavorting in the park.

noun

A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre).

Usage examples:

Draw a circle with a compass

verb

Move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once.

Usage examples:

They were circling athens airport

noun

The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.

Usage examples:

His last work was on the cycloid, the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a rolling cir…

verb

Restrict (something) within limits.

Usage examples:

The minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government

phrasal verb

Advance or converge on

phrasal verb

To move toward someone or something gradually and from all directions

Usage examples:

It felt as though the walls of the room were closing in on her.

collocation

Working closely together to create or achieve the same thing

Usage examples:

The director was in close collaboration with the playwright., i think you will find that they are g…

noun

An instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

Usage examples:

Walkers should be equipped with a map and compass

verb

Go round (something) in a circular course.

Usage examples:

The ship wherein magellan compassed the world

noun

A device for finding direction with a thin pointed metal part that turns to always point north

verb

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

Usage examples:

He does not confine his message to high politics

noun

The borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult

plural noun

The limits or borders of something

Usage examples:

He feels safe within the confines of his home.

verb

(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.

Usage examples:

It took me some time for the a.g. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are t…

noun

A graceful or energetic leap.

Usage examples:

He sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet

verb

Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.

Usage examples:

Their cheeks were pressed together as they danced

noun

A series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music.

Usage examples:

Everyone was taking part in the dance

verb

Taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Usage examples:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

noun

The outer or farthest point of something

Usage examples:

The edge of a cliff/table, they walked down to the water’s edge., fig. hitchcock’s films often kept…

verb

Form a circle around; surround.

Usage examples:

The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb

To surround or form a circle around something

Usage examples:

A parking lot encircles the mall.

verb

Surround or close off on all sides.

Usage examples:

The entire estate was enclosed with walls

verb

To surround

Usage examples:

The garden is enclosed by four walls., please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

verb

To include something inside a letter or parcel

Usage examples:

Apply in writing, enclosing a current cv, to the address below., please find enclosed an applicatio…

noun

The furthest point or limit of something.

Usage examples:

The peninsula's western extremity

plural noun

The hands and feet

noun

The border or outer edges of an area or group.

Usage examples:

The southern fringes of the city

verb

Short for fringe benefit.

Usage examples:

We offer the highest salary and fringes in the country

adjective

Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

Usage examples:

Fringe theatre

verb

(of a police officer or other official) pass the hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items.

Usage examples:

He raised his arms to permit the officer to frisk him

noun

An act of frisking someone.

Usage examples:

A frisk search

verb

To use your hands to search someone’s clothes and body for hidden objects or weapons

Usage examples:

I was frisked when we went through security at the airport., the dog ran ahead, frisking in the bru…

verb

Play or move about in a cheerful and lively way.

Usage examples:

Edward frolicked on the sand

noun

A playful and lively movement or activity.

Usage examples:

His injuries were inflicted by the frolics of a young filly

adjective

Cheerful, merry, or playful.

Usage examples:

A thousand forms of frolic life

noun

The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.

Usage examples:

The horse broke into a furious gallop

verb

(of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop.

Usage examples:

We galloped along the sand

verb

A fast gait of a horse

verb

Run or jump about playfully.

Usage examples:

The mare gambolled towards her

noun

An act of running or jumping about playfully.

Usage examples:

The two of them run off to the woods for a gambol together

verb

To run and jump in a happy way

Usage examples:

Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine.

verb

(of a person) move by jumping on one foot.

Usage examples:

He hopped along beside her

noun

A hopping movement.

Usage examples:

Place the rabbit on the floor to have a hop around

verb

Flavour with hops.

Usage examples:

A strong dark beer, heavily hopped

noun

One of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump.

Usage examples:

A hurdle race

verb

Take part in a hurdle race.

Usage examples:

This gelding hurdled fluently

verb

Move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner.

Usage examples:

A runaway car hurtled towards them

verb

Move with or as if with a rushing sound

verb

To move very fast, esp. in what seems a dangerous way

Usage examples:

The truck hurtled along at breakneck speed.

verb

Push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

Usage examples:

The cat jumped off his lap

noun

An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.

Usage examples:

In making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance

Move forward by leaps and bounds

verb

Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.

Usage examples:

He leapt on to the parapet

noun

A forceful jump or quick movement.

Usage examples:

She came downstairs in a series of flying leaps

verb

Move forward by bounds

noun

A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

Usage examples:

The failure showed the limits of british power

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Usage examples:

Try to limit the amount you drink

phrase

Limit

Usage examples:

I'd like to play squash, but i'm 60 and i know my limits., his genius knows no limits., the pay ris…

verb

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Usage examples:

Thousands marched behind the coffin

noun

An act or instance of marching.

Usage examples:

The relieving force was more than a day's march away

verb

(of a country, territory, or estate) have a common frontier with.

Usage examples:

His estate marches with yours

noun

The edge or border of something.

Usage examples:

The eastern margin of the indian ocean

verb

Provide with an edge or border.

Usage examples:

The plant's leaves are margined with yellow

noun

The border of empty space around the written or printed text on a page

Usage examples:

She was in the habit of making notes in the margins of her textbooks., he was reelected by a wide m…

adjective

Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Choose pale floral patterns for walls

verb

Become pale in one's face from shock or fear.

Usage examples:

I paled at the thought of what she might say

noun

A wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence.

Usage examples:

Get creative with a picket fence and have diagonal pales nailed to the horizontal boards.

noun

The continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure.

Usage examples:

The perimeter of a rectangle

noun

The outer limits or edge of an area or object.

Usage examples:

New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site

noun

The outer edge of an area

Usage examples:

We’ve planted 50 small trees around the periphery of the property.

verb

(of a horse) move with high springy steps.

Usage examples:

The pony was prancing around the paddock

noun

An act or instance of prancing.

Usage examples:

Then we watch him prance (yes, it is a prance, there is no other way to describe it) around the roo…

noun

The area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place.

Usage examples:

A former mp who still works in the precincts of the house

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Usage examples:

A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

Usage examples:

There was a ring at the door

verb

Act or behave in a jovial and exuberant fashion.

Usage examples:

A satirical novelist who rollicks through the sleaze of the american psyche

verb

(especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically.

Usage examples:

The noisy pack of children romped around the gardens

noun

A spell of rough, energetic play.

Usage examples:

A romp in the snow

verb

Move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce.

Usage examples:

She began to skip down the path

noun

A light, bouncing step; a skipping movement.

Usage examples:

He moved with a strange, dancing skip

noun

A large transportable open-topped container for building and other refuse.

Usage examples:

I've salvaged a carpet from a skip

noun

An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Usage examples:

Team sports such as soccer and rugby

verb

Wear or display (a distinctive item).

Usage examples:

He was sporting a huge handlebar moustache

noun

A game, competition, or similar activity, done for enjoyment or as a job, that takes physical effort and skill and is played or done by following particular rules

Usage examples:

[ c ] football, baseball, and basketball are all team sports., [ u ] do you hunt for sport or in or…

verb

Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.

Usage examples:

I sprang out of bed

noun

The season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from march to may and in the southern hemisphere from september to november.

Usage examples:

In spring the garden is a feast of blossom

verb

Move forward by leaps and bounds

verb

Be all round (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

noun

A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.

Usage examples:

An oak fireplace surround

verb

To be around something on all sides

Usage examples:

Snow-capped mountains surround the city., the house was surrounded by dense woods., i’m interested …

noun

A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings.

Usage examples:

A gothic ribbed vault

verb

Leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole.

Usage examples:

He vaulted over the gate

noun

An act of vaulting.

Usage examples:

The barman, with a practised vault of the bar, was again serving wine