definitions

housebound

[ hous-bound ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd /
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adjective

restricted to the house, as by bad weather or illness.

RELATED WORDS

damaged, harmed, deformed, handicapped, broken, paralyzed, impaired, mangled, marred, halt, lame, incapacitated, maimed, game, enfeebled, hamstrung, gimp, bedridden, defective

Nearby words

house-to-house, house-train, house-trained, house-warming, houseboat, housebound, houseboy, housebreak, housebreaker, housebreaking, housebroken

Origin of housebound

First recorded in 1875–80; house + -bound1
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British Dictionary definitions for housebound

housebound

/ (ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

unable to leave one's house because of illness, injury, etc
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Medicine definitions for housebound

housebound

[ hous′bound′ ]

adj.

Confined to one's home, as by illness.
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