bound : Idioms & Phrases
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Bound bailiff
(Eng. Law) , a sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust.
Webster 1913
Bound up in
- entirely devoted to; inseparable from .
Webster 1913
bounded interval
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noun an interval that includes its endpoints
closed interval.
WordNet
Butts and bounds
(Conveyancing) , abuttals and boundaries. In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, butts are the lines at the ends (F. bouts), and bounds are those on the sides, or sidings, as they were formerly termed. Burrill.
Webster 1913
in-bounds
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adjective satellite between the first and third base lines
WordNet
out of bounds
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noun a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
sideline.
WordNet
out-of-bounds
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adjective satellite outside the foul lines
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adjective satellite barred to a designated group
off-limits.
- that area is off-limits
WordNet
To keep within bounds
- not to exceed or pass beyond assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion .
