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bounds

bounds [ bowndz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
limits: limits, especially restrictions on what can happen or what can be done
a joke that goes beyond the bounds of good taste


know no bounds to be very great, strong, or intense
an ego that knows no bounds


out of bounds 

1. 
outside the area where somebody is allowed to go
The bar is out of bounds to students.
 

2. 
beyond what is acceptable
Discussion of the candidate's private life is out of bounds.


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