bound
verb
°past tense of bind.
"''I bound the splint to my leg."
°To surround a territory or other geographical entity.
adjective
°(with infinitive) Obliged (to).
"You are not legally bound to reply."
°(with infinitive) Very likely (to).
"''They were bound to come into conflict eventually."
noun
°A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
°a value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.