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very fast that rises high after it hits the ground

boun cing /'baunsirj/ adj. ~ (with sth) healthy and full of energy lift W: a bouncing baby boy

bouncy /'baunsi/ adj. 1 that bounces well or that has the ability to make sth bounce      Af :

a very bouncy ball ^ 14 j[| £F (ft Jjc 0 his bouncy blond curls      0 (BrE) a bouncy castle (= a

plastic castle or other shape which is filled with air and which children can jump and play on)

2                  lively and full of energy

bound 0"w /baund/ adj., verb, noun — see also bind v.

■               adj. [not before noun] 1 ~ to do/be sth certain or likely to

happen, or to do or be sth — ^ ^; til nj : There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. 31 itt if ^ f$L   ^ £ X X ^ it „ 0 It’s bound

to be sunny again tomorrow. BfJXW^XliPBjfcjllrj^o 0 You’ve done so much work—you’re bound to pass the exam. o It was

bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).      0 You’re bound to

be nervous the first time (= it’s easy to understand). % —      o note at certain 2 ~ (by sth) |

~ (by sth) (to do sth) forced to do sth by law, duty or a particular situation g

) ; WX# (            ) : We are not bound by the

decision.        o You are bound by

the contract to pay before the end of the month. 1$ M 'a |WJ M £[ , -fa # ffl & M IBs HU ft $ o 0 (BrE, formal) I am bound to say I disagree with you on this point.

3                  (in

compounds M if is]) prevented from going some­where or from working normally by the conditions mentioned S -          ( l£X:t£lE#If£ ) : Strike-bound

travellers face long delays.

Bt|H1 o o fogbound airports

4                  ~ (for ... ) (also in compounds ^     $ M 'n ilO) travel­

ling, or ready to travel, in a particular direction or to a particular place JESfcff £ (   ) :

homeward bound (= going home)     o a plane

bound for Dublin jf fp ft jA ^ X ft o Paris-bound HU & B M W 0 northbound/southbound/eastbound/ westbound ft it / |p]/ ft ^ / ft ® ft ift IM be bound up in sth very busy with sth; very interested or involved in sth itXMfSf: He’s too bound up in his work to have much time for his children. #, I ft X 'It , & W ® 0 H |B] P& & o bound and de­termined (NAmE) very determined to do sth ^

; TaE<A:'I1' be bound to gether by/in sth to be closely connected 0 ••• ( skf£ ■■■ M )      #1 M ^ :

communities bound together by customs and traditions bound ’up with sth closely connected with sth fq ^           $} ft %; From

that moment my life became inextricably bound up with

hers.)km-Mm,        m

be bound (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) I feel sure $£]$[ ft aE — more at honour n.

m verb 1 [V +adv./prep.] to run with long steps, especially in an enthusiastic way MM if M :       The dogs bounded

ahead. gPlS$&fiuffiiiiJiiMMi&£&o 2 [VN] [usually passive] (formal) to form the edge or limit of an area # ( ^ Jf- PS ) :       The field was bounded on the left by a

wood.

■               noun (formal) a high or long jump J$§M; MM — see also bounds IffiTCI see leap n.

bound-ary /'baundri/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of sth and separates it from other things or places; a dividing line #PH; 5^#^: national boundaries 0 Of o (BrE) county boundaries # o boundary changes/disputes The fence marks the boundary between my property and hers.

^ „ o Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of human knowledge.

0 the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour iAftfr(Jft4ft$iAftlMftAXftl^'Fr-Pit o note at