1. The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
   - boundary, bound

1. A line determining the limits of an area
   - 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
   - leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce

1. Move forward by leaps and bounds
   "The horse bounded across the meadow"
   - jump, leap, spring 
2. Form the boundary of; be contiguous to
   - border 
3. Place limits on (extent or access)
   - restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, confine, throttle 
4. Spring back; spring away from an impact
   - bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

See also: bounder

Type of: check, confine, contain, control, curb, enclose, extent, extremity, hold, hold in, jump, jumping, line, moderate, move

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