°To
surround a territory or other geographical entity.
"France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."
°(with infinitive) Obliged to.
"You are not legally bound to reply."
°(with infinitive) Very
likely to.
"''They were bound to come into conflict eventually."
"
I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on."
°a
value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given
set of values.