within bounds — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Inside of the boundary lines in a game; on or inside of the playing field. * /You must hit the ball inside the lines of the tennis court or it will not be within bounds./ * /If you kick the football over a side line, it… … Dictionary of American idioms
within bounds — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Inside of the boundary lines in a game; on or inside of the playing field. * /You must hit the ball inside the lines of the tennis court or it will not be within bounds./ * /If you kick the football over a side line, it… … Dictionary of American idioms
within bounds — index fairly (moderately) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
within bounds — within a permitted area … English contemporary dictionary
within bounds — Synonyms and related words: analytically, calmly, composedly, conservatively, coolly, dispassionately, equably, evenly, frugally, in all conscience, in all reason, in balance, in moderation, in reason, judiciously, logically, moderately,… … Moby Thesaurus
To keep within bounds — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enclose within bounds — index border (bound) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hold within bounds — index immure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep within bounds — index censor, condemn (ban), confine, detain (hold in custody), detain (restrain), immure … Law dictionary
bounds — n. 1) to set the bounds 2) out of bounds to 3) within bounds 4) (misc.) to know no bounds (her generosity knew no bounds) * * * out of bounds to to set the bounds within bounds (misc.) to know no bounds (her generosity knew no bounds) … Combinatory dictionary
