DICTOMETER

FORPLIKTET (Norwegian for "bound")

(bound, committed, required, comprometido, obligado)

1. Synonyms:
   • Boundary
   • Edge
   • Bound
   Definitions:
   • a line determining the limits of an area
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Boundary
   • Bound
   • Bounds
   Definitions:
   • the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Limit
   • Bound
   • Boundary
   Definitions:
   • the greatest possible degree of something
   Examples:
   • What he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
   • To the limit of his ability
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Leap
   • Leaping
   • Spring
   • Saltation
   • Bound
   • Bounce
   Definitions:
   • a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Jump
   • Leap
   • Bound
   • Spring
   Definitions:
   • move forward by leaps and bounds
   Examples:
   • The horse bounded across the meadow
   • The child leapt across the puddle
   • Can you jump over the fence?
   Antonyms:
   unbind
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Bound
   • Border
   Definitions:
   • form the boundary of
   • be contiguous to
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Restrict
   • Restrain
   • Trammel
   • Limit
   • Bound
   • Confine
   • Throttle
   Definitions:
   • place limits on (extent or access)
   Examples:
   • Restrict the use of this parking lot
   • Limit the time you can spend with your friends
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Bounce
   • Resile
   • Take a hop
   • Spring
   • Bound
   • Rebound
   • Recoil
   • Reverberate
   • Ricochet
   Definitions:
   • spring back
   • spring away from an impact
   Examples:
   • The rubber ball bounced
   • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Adhere
   • Hold fast
   • Bond
   • Bind
   • Stick
   • Stick to
   Definitions:
   • stick to firmly
   Examples:
   • Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
   Antonyms:
   unbind
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Bind
   • Tie
   • Attach
   • Bond
   Definitions:
   • create social or emotional ties
   Examples:
   • The grandparents want to bond with the child
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Bind
   Definitions:
   • make fast
   • tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
   Examples:
   • The Chinese would bind the feet of their women
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Bind
   • Bandage
   Definitions:
   • wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Tie down
   • Tie up
   • Bind
   • Truss
   Definitions:
   • secure with or as if with ropes
   Examples:
   • Tie down the prisoners
   • Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Oblige
   • Bind
   • Hold
   • Obligate
   Definitions:
   • bind by an obligation
   • cause to be indebted
   Examples:
   • He's held by a contract
   • I'll hold you by your promise
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Bind
   Definitions:
   • provide with a binding
   Examples:
   • Bind the books in leather
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Tie
   • Bind
   Definitions:
   • fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
   Examples:
   • They tied their victim to the chair
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Bind
   Definitions:
   • form a chemical bond with
   Examples:
   • The hydrogen binds the oxygen
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Constipate
    • Bind
    Definitions:
    • cause to be constipated
    Examples:
    • These foods tend to constipate you
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Bound
   Definitions:
   • confined by bonds
   Examples:
   • Bound and gagged hostages
   Antonyms:
   • UNBOUND
   • unchained, unfettered, unshackled, untied
   • untethered
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Bound
   Definitions:
   • held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
   Antonyms:
   • FREE
   • liberated
   • unbound
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Bound
   Definitions:
   • secured with a cover or binding
   • often used as a combining form
   Examples:
   • Bound volumes
   • Leather-bound volumes
   Antonyms:
   • UNBOUND
   • looseleaf
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Bound
   • Destined
   Definitions:
   • (usually followed by `to') governed by fate
   Examples:
   • Bound to happen
   • An old house destined to be demolished
   • He is destined to be famous
   Antonyms:
   • Uncertain
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Bandaged
   • Bound
   Definitions:
   • covered or wrapped with a bandage
   Examples:
   • The bandaged wound on the back of his head
   • An injury bound in fresh gauze
   Antonyms:
   • Untreated
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Bound
   • Destined
   Definitions:
   • headed or intending to head in a certain direction
   • often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
   Examples:
   • Children bound for school
   • A flight destined for New York
   Antonyms:
   • Unoriented
   
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Bound
   Definitions:
   • bound by an oath
   Examples:
   • A bound official
   Antonyms:
   • Unsworn
   
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Apprenticed
   • Articled
   • Bound
   • Indentured
   Definitions:
   • bound by contract
   Antonyms:
   • Free
   
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Bound
   Definitions:
   • confined in the bowels
   Examples:
   • He is bound in the belly
   Antonyms:
   • Unconstipated
   • Regular