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Bound vs. Forced — What's the Difference?

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Bound

Walk or run with leaping strides
Shares bounded ahead in early dealing
Louis came bounding down the stairs

Forced

Forced is a single-player and co-op action role-playing game developed by BetaDwarf, released in October 2013 for Windows, OS X and Linux through the Steam platform as well as Wii U. It is about gladiators fighting for their freedom in a fantasy arena where they are assisted by a spirit-like character called Balfus. Gameplay consists of selecting a weapon class and abilities to combat the various enemies of each arena, while solving puzzles using the help of Balfus.

Bound

Form the boundary of; enclose
The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

Forced

Imposed by force; involuntary
Was condemned to a life of forced labor.
A plane that made a forced landing.

Bound

Past and past participle of bind
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Forced

Produced under strain; not spontaneous
Forced laughter.

Bound

A leaping movement towards or over something
I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

Forced

Simple past tense and past participle of force

Bound

A territorial limit; a boundary
The ancient bounds of the forest

Forced

Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
The forced labor went on for 14 years.

Bound

Certain to be or to do or have something
There is bound to be a change of plan

Forced

Opened or accessed using force.

Bound

Restricted or confined to a specified place
His job kept him city-bound

Forced

Produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere.
Forced laughter

Bound

(of a book) having a specified binding
Fine leather-bound books

Forced

Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.

Bound

(of a grammatical element) occurring only in combination with another form.

Forced

Produced by or subjected to forcing;
Forced-air heating
Furnaces of the forced-convection type
Forced convection in plasma generators

Bound

Going or ready to go towards a specified place
An express train bound for Edinburgh
The three moon-bound astronauts

Forced

Forced or compelled;
Promised to abolish forced labor

Bound

To leap forward or upward; jump; spring
The dog bounded over the gate.

Forced

Made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency;
A forced landing

Bound

To move forward by leaps or springs
The deer bounded into the woods.

Forced

Lacking spontaneity; not natural;
A constrained smile
Forced heartiness
A strained smile

Bound

To spring back from a surface; rebound
The basketball bounded off the backboard.

Bound

To set a limit to; confine
A high wall that bounded the prison yard.
Lives that were bounded by poverty.

Bound

To constitute the boundary or limit of
A city park that was bounded by busy streets.

Bound

To identify the boundaries of; demarcate.

Bound

To border on another place, state, or country.

Bound

Past tense and past participle of bind.

Bound

A leap; a jump
The deer was away in a single bound.

Bound

A springing back from a surface after hitting it; a bounce
Caught the ball on the bound.

Bound

Often bounds A boundary; a limit
Our joy knew no bounds. Your remarks exceed the bounds of reason.

Bound

Bounds The territory on, within, or near limiting lines
The bounds of the kingdom.

Bound

Confined by bonds; tied
Bound hostages.

Bound

Being under legal or moral obligation
Bound by my promise.

Bound

Equipped with a cover or binding
Bound volumes.

Bound

Predetermined; certain
We're bound to be late.

Bound

Determined; resolved
Many public policy students are bound to be politicians one day.

Bound

(Linguistics) Being a form, especially a morpheme, that cannot stand as an independent word, such as a prefix or suffix.

Bound

Constipated.

Bound

Headed or intending to head in a specified direction
Commuters bound for home.
A south-bound train.

Bound

Simple past tense and past participle of bind
I bound the splint to my leg.
I had bound the splint with duct tape.

Bound

To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.
Kansas is bounded by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south and Colorado on the west.

Bound

To be the bound of.

Bound

(intransitive) To leap, move by jumping.
The rabbit bounded down the lane.

Bound

(transitive) To cause to leap.
To bound a horse

Bound

To rebound; to bounce.
A rubber ball bounds on the floor

Bound

To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.
To bound a ball on the floor

Bound

(with infinitive) Obliged (to).
You are not legally bound to reply.

Bound

That cannot stand alone as a free word.

Bound

Constrained by a quantifier.

Bound

(dated) Constipated; costive.

Bound

Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.

Bound

Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.

Bound

(obsolete) Ready, prepared.

Bound

Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
Which way are you bound?
Is that message bound for me?

Bound

(with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to
They were bound to come into conflict eventually.

Bound

A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.
Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.

Bound

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

Bound

A sizeable jump, great leap.
The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.

Bound

A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.

Bound

(dated) A bounce; a rebound.

Bound

The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited or restrained; limit; confine; extent; boundary.
He hath compassed the waters with bounds.
On earth's remotest bounds.
And mete the bounds of hate and love.

Bound

A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.
A bound of graceful hardihood.

Bound

Rebound; as, the bound of a ball.

Bound

Spring from one foot to the other.

Bound

To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; - said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine.
Where full measure only bounds excess.
Phlegethon . . .Whose fiery flood the burning empire bounds.

Bound

To name the boundaries of; as, to bound France.

Bound

To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded across the plain.
Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds.
And the waves bound beneath me as a steedThat knows his rider.

Bound

To rebound, as an elastic ball.

Bound

To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse.

Bound

To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor.

Bound

Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.

Bound

Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.

Bound

Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.

Bound

Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; - followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail.

Bound

Resolved; as, I am bound to do it.

Bound

Constipated; costive.

Bound

Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; - with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz.

Bound

A line determining the limits of an area

Bound

The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

Bound

A light springing movement upwards or forwards

Bound

Move forward by leaps and bounds;
The horse bounded across the meadow
The child leapt across the puddle
Can you jump over the fence?

Bound

Form the boundary of; be contiguous to

Bound

Place limits on (extent or access);
Restrict the use of this parking lot
Limit the time you can spend with your friends

Bound

Spring back; spring away from an impact;
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

Bound

Held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

Bound

Confined by bonds;
Bound and gagged hostages

Bound

Secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form;
Bound volumes
Leather-bound volumes

Bound

(usually followed by `to') governed by fate;
Bound to happen
An old house destined to be demolished
He is destined to be famous

Bound

Covered or wrapped with a bandage;
The bandaged wound on the back of his head
An injury bound in fresh gauze

Bound

Headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students';
Children bound for school
A flight destined for New York

Bound

Bound by an oath;
A bound official

Bound

Bound by contract

Bound

Confined in the bowels;
He is bound in the belly

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