Boundary
something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
Also called frontier. Mathematics. the collection of all points of a given set having the property that every neighborhood of each point contains points in the set and in the complement of the set.
Cricket. a hit in which the ball reaches or crosses the boundary line of the field on one or more bounces, counting four runs for the batsman.
Compare six (def 5).
Contemporary Examples
Horror Goes Highbrow Josh Dzieza October 30, 2011
Perry Has a Point About the Marines Video vs. the Daniel Pearl Video Asra Q. Nomani January 18, 2012
Bradley Manning’s Political Dreams: New Biography of Accused WikiLeaker Denver Nicks May 1, 2012
Roger Ailes Defends Glenn Beck Against Rabbi’s Complaints Ari Rabin-Havt February 21, 2012
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical Jedediah Purdy April 25, 2014
Historical Examples
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) Thomas Hart Benton
Bride of the Mistletoe James Lane Allen
The Cathedrals of Great Britain P. H. Ditchfield
Bride of the Mistletoe James Lane Allen
The Squire’s Daughter Silas K(itto) Hocking
noun (pl) -ries
something that indicates the farthest limit, as of an area; border
(cricket)
the marked limit of the playing area
a stroke that hits the ball beyond this limit
the four runs scored with such a stroke, or the six runs if the ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground
n.
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a linguistic form that never occurs by itself but always as part of some larger construction, as -ed in seated. Compare free form (def 2).
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to fasten or secure with a band or bond. to encircle with a band or ligature: She bound her hair with a ribbon. to swathe or bandage (often followed by up): to bind up one’s wounds. to fasten around; fix in place by girding: They bound his hands behind him. to tie up (anything, as […]