noun
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑extremity
• Hyponyms:
↑hairline, ↑frontier, ↑heliopause, ↑boundary line, ↑border, ↑borderline, ↑delimitation, ↑mete, ↑bourn, ↑bourne, ↑district line, ↑county line, ↑city line, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑limit, ↑demarcation, ↑demarcation line, ↑outline, ↑lineation, ↑surface, ↑shoreline
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Rubicon, ↑Mohorovicic discontinuity, ↑Moho
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plural of bound
present third singular of bound
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the accepted or furthest limits of sth
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beyond/outside/within the bounds ofdecency
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Public spending must be kept within reasonable bounds.
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It was not
beyond the bounds of possibilitythat they would meet again one day.
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His enthusiasm
knew no bounds (= was very great).
Idiom: ↑out of bounds
Example Bank:
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I am afraid your behaviour was beyond the bounds of decency.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.