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Meaning of bounden

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bounden

Pronunciation:/ˈbaʊnd(ə)n//ˈbaʊndən/

verb

Definitions

  1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.

  2. To cohere or stick together in a mass.

    Example: Just to make the cheese more binding

  3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

    Example: I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.

  4. To exert a binding or restraining influence.

    Example: These are the ties that bind.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Now chiefly in the term bounden duty: made obligatory; binding.

  2. Bound.