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bounds
(mass) | bounds
- hranice, medze, obmedzenia, skáče |
bounds
(encz) | bounds,hranice n: Zdeněk Brož |
bounds
(encz) | bounds,meze n: Zdeněk Brož |
bounds
(encz) | bounds,omezení n: Zdeněk Brož |
bounds
(encz) | bounds,skáče Zdeněk Brož |
bounds
(gcide) | bounds \bounds\ n.
1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of
something; as, the fotball was caught out of bounds.
Syn: boundary, bound.
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2. the greatest possible extent or degree of something.
Syn: limit, boundary.
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bounds
(wn) | bounds
n 1: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of
something [syn: boundary, bound, bounds] |
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by leaps and bounds
(encz) | by leaps and bounds,mílovými kroky adj: joseby leaps and bounds,rychle Pavel Cvrčekby leaps and bounds,skokem Pavel Cvrček |
in-bounds
(encz) | in-bounds, adj: |
out of bounds
(encz) | out of bounds, |
out-of-bounds
(encz) | out-of-bounds, |
off the top of my head and rolling out of bounds
(czen) | Off the Top of My Head and Rolling Out of Bounds,OTTOMHAROO[zkr.] |
Butts and bounds
(gcide) | Butt \Butt\, But \But\, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll),
or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push,
butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan,
akin to E. beat. See Beat, v. t.]
1. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
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Here is my journey's end, here my butt
And very sea mark of my utmost sail. --Shak.
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Note: As applied to land, the word is nearly synonymous with
mete, and signifies properly the end line or boundary;
the abuttal.
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2. The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in
distinction from the sharp end; as, the butt of a rifle.
Formerly also spelled but. See 2nd but, n. sense 2.
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3. A mark to be shot at; a target. --Sir W. Scott.
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The groom his fellow groom at butts defies,
And bends his bow, and levels with his eyes.
--Dryden.
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4. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed;
as, the butt of the company.
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I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I
thought very smart. --Addison.
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5. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an
animal; as, the butt of a ram.
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6. A thrust in fencing.
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To prove who gave the fairer butt,
John shows the chalk on Robert's coat. --Prior.
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7. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
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The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in
cornfields. --Burrill.
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8. (Mech.)
(a) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely
together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also
called butt joint.
(b) The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to
which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and
gib.
(c) The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of
a hose.
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9. (Shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake
meet.
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10. (Carp.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; --
so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which
butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like
the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
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11. (Leather Trade) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned
oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
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12. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the
targets in rifle practice.
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13. The buttocks; as, get up off your butt and get to work;
-- used as a euphemism, less objectionable than ass.
[slang]
Syn: ass, rear end, derriere, behind, rump, heinie.
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Butt chain (Saddlery), a short chain attached to the end of
a tug.
Butt end. The thicker end of anything. See But end, under
2d But.
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Amen; and make me die a good old man!
That's the butt end of a mother's blessing. --Shak.
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A butt's length, the ordinary distance from the place of
shooting to the butt, or mark.
Butts and bounds (Conveyancing), abuttals and boundaries.
In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, butts are the
lines at the ends (F. bouts), and bounds are those on the
sides, or sidings, as they were formerly termed.
--Burrill.
Bead and butt. See under Bead.
Butt and butt, joining end to end without overlapping, as
planks.
Butt weld (Mech.), a butt joint, made by welding together
the flat ends, or edges, of a piece of iron or steel, or
of separate pieces, without having them overlap. See
Weld.
Full butt, headfirst with full force. [Colloq.] "The
corporal . . . ran full butt at the lieutenant."
--Marryat.
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in-bounds
(gcide) | in-bounds \in-bounds\ adj. (Sports)
within the demarcated playing area. Opposite of {out of
bounds}. [Narrower terms: {fair (vs. foul) ]
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Outbounds
(gcide) | Outbounds \Out"bounds`\, n. pl.
The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.
--Spenser.
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out-of-bounds
(gcide) | out-of-bounds \out-of-bounds\ adj.
1. (Sports) outside the delimited playing field. [Narrower
terms: {foul (vs. fair) ] WordNet 1.5]
2. barred to a designated group. [predicate]
Syn: off-limits.
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3. Beyond the limits of the expected standard of taste or
propriety; as, an out-of-bounds remark.
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To keep within bounds
(gcide) | Bound \Bound\ (bound), n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde,
bodne, F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of
Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod,
a tuft or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit
could be marked. Cf. Bourne.]
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.
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He hath compassed the waters with bounds. --Job xxvi.
10.
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On earth's remotest bounds. --Campbell.
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And mete the bounds of hate and love. --Tennyson.
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To keep within bounds, not to exceed or pass beyond
assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion.
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Syn: See Boundary.
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in-bounds
(wn) | in-bounds
adj 1: between the first and third base lines |
out of bounds
(wn) | out of bounds
n 1: a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
[syn: sideline, out of bounds] |
out-of-bounds
(wn) | out-of-bounds
adj 1: outside the foul lines
2: barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits" [syn:
off-limits, out-of-bounds(p)] |
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