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Definition -bound in British English

-bound suffix

suffix
/baʊnd/
1

used with some adjectives and nouns, for example place names, to make adjectives describing where someone or something is going

Example

a Tokyo-bound plane

Synonyms and related words
-ability -able -aholic
2

used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning that someone is unable to leave a place

Example

His mother is sick and more or less house-bound.

Example

desk-bound computer operators

Synonyms and related words
-ability -able -aholic
2.1

used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning that something prevents travel in a place

Example

a fog-bound airport

Synonyms and related words
-ability -able -aholic
2.2

used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning that something is preventing people from working or from doing what they want

Example

a strike-bound factory

Synonyms and related words
-ability -able -aholic
Definition -bound in British English