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Obliged (to).

(linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.

(mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.

(dated) Constipated; costive.

Confined or restricted to a certain place.

Unable to move in certain conditions.

(obsolete) Ready, prepared.

Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

Very likely (to), certain to.

A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

(mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.

(mathematics) To be the bound of.

A sizeable jump, great leap.

A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.

(dated) A bounce; a rebound.

To leap, move by jumping.

To cause to leap.

(dated) To rebound; to bounce.

(dated) To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.