1. The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
   "The property's bounds were marked by a wooden fence";
   - boundary, bound

1. A line determining the limits of an area
   "The river formed a natural bound between the two countries";
   - boundary, edge
    
2. The greatest possible degree of something
   "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour";
   - limit, boundary
    
3. A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
   "The dancer's graceful bound captivated the audience";
   - leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce

1. Push upwards with the legs and feet to move upwards (and maybe forwards) with feet clear of the ground
   "The horse bounded across the meadow";
   - jump, leap, spring
    
2. Form the boundary of; be contiguous to
   "The river bounds the property on the east";
   - border
    
3. Place limits on (extent, amount or access)
   "Regulations bound their authority";
   - restrict, trammel, limit, confine, throttle
    
4. Move back in a roughly opposite direction after an impact
   "The rubber ball bounded";
   - bounce, resile, spring, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

See also: approach, jump

Type of: act, confine, enclose, extent, extremity, hold in, jump, jumping, line, move

Encyclopedia: Bounds, Mark