Word of the Day: Bound (adjective only)

/bound/, adjective:

1. placed under restraint or (moral) obligation

Though art a soul in bliss, but I am bound
Upon a wheel of fire.
William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616

2. very likely; sure

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” Henry Ford, 1863 – 1947

3. joined or held together by a bond

“Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.“ Voltaire, 1694 -1778

4. intending to go; determined and ready

“Like Webster’s Dictionary, we’re Morocco bound.” Johnny Burke, 1908 – 1964