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bound [ bownd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. on way somewhere: traveling toward a particular place ( often used in combination )
a Spanish trawler bound for the Irish Sea
homeward bound

2. destined: certain to reach or achieve something
young performers bound for international stardom

[Late 16th century. Originally boun< Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa "prepare"; probably influenced by bound1]
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