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bounds

/ baʊndz /

plural noun

  1. (sometimes singular) a limit; boundary (esp in the phrase know no bounds )

  2. something that restrains or confines, esp the standards of a society

    within the bounds of modesty

  3. See beat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“Ultimately, it’s telling us that we’ve left the bounds of so-called normal,” he said.

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Hill suffered the injury early in the third quarter when he caught a 10-yard pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa going out of bounds and was tackled by Jets rookie Malachi Moore.

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Mentally, she has made “leaps and bounds,” she said.

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Chris Henry ruled out of bounds at 1 with five seconds left.

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He bounds across the stage like a puppy - or is it a youth pastor? - covering the length of the catwalk several times within the first few songs.

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