out-of-bounds

[ out-uh v-boundz ]
/ ˈaʊt əvˈbaʊndz /
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adjective

Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
beyond any established boundaries or prescribed limits; prohibited; forbidden.
further than or beyond established limits, as of behavior or thought.

Origin of out-of-bounds

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby out-of-bounds

out-herod, out-migrant, out-migrate, out-of-body, out-of-body experience, out-of-bounds, out-of-court, out-of-date, out-of-door, out-of-doors, out-of-pocket

Definition for out of bounds (2 of 2)

bound 3
[ bound ]
/ baʊnd /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to abut.

Origin of bound

3
1175–1225; Middle English bounde < Anglo-French; Old French bone, bonde, variant of bodne < Medieval Latin budina, of uncertain origin; cf. bourn2

OTHER WORDS FROM bound

bound·a·ble, adjective

Words related to out of bounds

banned, forbidden, inaccessible, off-limits, prohibited, restricted

British Dictionary definitions for out of bounds (1 of 5)

out of bounds

adjective, adverb (postpositive)

(often foll by to) not to be entered (by); barred (to) out of bounds to civilians
outside specified or prescribed limits

British Dictionary definitions for out of bounds (2 of 5)

bound 1
/ (baʊnd) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of bind

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for out of bounds (3 of 5)

bound 2
/ (baʊnd) /

verb

to move forwards or make (one's way) by leaps or jumps
to bounce; spring away from an impact

noun

a jump upwards or forwards
by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progess her condition improved by leaps and bounds
a sudden pronounced sense of excitement his heart gave a sudden bound when he saw her
a bounce, as of a ball

Word Origin for bound

C16: from Old French bond a leap, from bondir to jump, resound, from Vulgar Latin bombitīre (unattested) to buzz, hum, from Latin bombus booming sound

British Dictionary definitions for out of bounds (4 of 5)

bound 3
/ (baʊnd) /

verb

(tr) to place restrictions on; limit
(when intr, foll by on) to form a boundary of (an area of land or sea, political or administrative region, etc)

noun

maths
  1. a number which is greater than all the members of a set of numbers (an upper bound), or less than all its members (a lower bound)See also bounded (def. 1)
  2. more generally, an element of an ordered set that has the same ordering relation to all the members of a given subset
  3. whence, an estimate of the extent of some set
See bounds

Word Origin for bound

C13: from Old French bonde, from Medieval Latin bodina, of Gaulish origin

British Dictionary definitions for out of bounds (5 of 5)

bound 4
/ (baʊnd) /

adjective

  1. (postpositive, often foll by for) going or intending to go towards; on the way toa ship bound for Jamaica; homeward bound
  2. (in combination)northbound traffic

Word Origin for bound

C13: from Old Norse buinn, past participle of būa to prepare

Idioms and Phrases with out of bounds (1 of 2)

out of bounds

Beyond established limits, breaking the rules, unreasonable. For example, Calling the teacher a liar—that's out of bounds. This expression alludes to the boundaries of the playing area in numerous sports and to the rules applying to them. Its figurative use dates from the 1940s. [Early 1800s] Also see within bounds.

Idioms and Phrases with out of bounds (2 of 2)

bound