Real Dictionary

-bound
combining form: -bound combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe a person who finds it impossible or very difficult to leave the specified place.

-bound in American English
going or headed toward

-bound in American English 1
combining form: a combining form of bound1

-bound in American English 2
combining form: a combining form of bound4

bound be bound
Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
phrase: If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is already known or exists.

bound in American English 1
a jump; leap
to cause to bound or bounce
to move with a leap or series of leaps
verb

bound in American English 2
bind
confined by or as by binding; tied
intransitive verb: to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring
noun: a leap onward or upward; jump

bound in American English 3
a boundary; limit
to have a boundary (on another country, etc.)
to provide with bounds; limit; confine
noun: limit or boundary

bound in American English 4
ready to go or going; headed
adjective: going or intending to go; on the way to; destined

bound in British English 1
verb

bound in British English 2
noun: a jump upwards or forwards
verb: to move forwards or make (one's way) by leaps or jumps

bound in British English 3
noun: a number which is greater than all the members of a set of numbers (an upper bound), or less than all its members (a lower bound)
verb: to place restrictions on; limit

bound in British English 4
adjective: going or intending to go towards; on the way to

bound other uses
Bounds are limits which normally restrict what can happen or what people can do.