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- pronunciation:
- baUnd
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verb |
| inflections: |
bounds, bounding, bounded |
| definition: |
When a person or animal bounds, they go across or over an area by making big jumps.
The deer bounded across the field.The boys bounded up the steps.- synonyms:
- jump, leap, spring
- similar words:
- hop
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| related words: |
dash, leap, run, start |
| derivation: |
boundingly (adv.) |
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