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| 1. | [ noun ] the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | |
| Synonyms: | bounds bound | |
| Related terms: | extremity surface edge boundary_line frontier outline end limit bourn heliopause district_line hairline Rubicon shoreline city_line county_line bound | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a line determining the limits of an area | |
| Synonyms: | edge bound | |
| Related terms: | line periphery margin frontier rim brink thalweg lower_bound upper_bound bound | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the greatest possible degree of something | |
| Synonyms: | limit bounds | |
| Examples: | : "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior" "to the limit of his ability" |
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| Related terms: | extent verge utmost knife-edge thermal_barrier specify | |
| Similar spelling: |
bounder bone-dry bone_dry |
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