The difference between Bound and Limit
When used as nouns, bound means a boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory, whereas limit means a restriction.
When used as verbs, bound means to surround a territory or other geographical entity, whereas limit means to restrict.
When used as adjectives, bound means obliged (to), whereas limit means being a fixed limit game.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bound and Limit
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Bound as a verb:
Examples:
"I bound the [[splint]] to my leg."
"I had bound the splint with [[duct tape]]."
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Bound as an adjective (with infinitive):
Obliged (to).
Examples:
"You are not legally bound to reply."
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Bound as an adjective (with infinitive):
Very likely (to), certain to
Examples:
"They were bound to come into conflict eventually."
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Bound as an adjective (linguistics, of a [[morpheme]]):
That cannot stand alone as a free word.
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Bound as an adjective (mathematics, logic, of a [[variable]]):
Constrained by a quantifier.
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Bound as an adjective (dated):
Constipated; costive.
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Bound as an adjective:
Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
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Bound as an adjective:
Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.
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Bound as a noun (often, used in plural):
A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
Examples:
"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."
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Bound as a noun (mathematics):
A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
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Bound as a verb:
To surround a territory or other geographical entity.
Examples:
"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."
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Bound as a verb (mathematics):
To be the boundary of.
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Bound as a noun:
A sizeable jump, great leap.
Examples:
"The deer crossed the stream in a single bound."
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Bound as a noun:
A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
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Bound as a noun (dated):
A bounce; a rebound.
Examples:
"the bound of a ball"
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Bound as a verb (intransitive):
To leap, move by jumping.
Examples:
"The rabbit bounded down the lane."
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Bound as a verb (transitive):
To cause to leap.
Examples:
"to bound a horse"
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Bound as a verb (intransitive, dated):
To rebound; to bounce.
Examples:
"a rubber ball bounds on the floor"
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Bound as a verb (transitive, dated):
To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.
Examples:
"to bound a ball on the floor"
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Bound as an adjective (obsolete):
Ready, prepared.
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Bound as an adjective:
Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
Examples:
"Which way are you bound?"
"Is that message bound for me?"
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Limit as a noun:
A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
Examples:
"There are several existing limits to executive power."
"Two drinks is my limit tonight."
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Limit as a noun (mathematics):
A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
Examples:
"The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit."
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Limit as a noun (mathematics):
Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
Examples:
"Category theory defines a very general concept of limit."
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Limit as a noun (category theory):
The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
Examples:
"hyponyms terminal object categorical product pullback equalizer"
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Limit as a noun (poker):
Short for fixed limit.
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Limit as a noun:
The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.
Examples:
"the limit of a walk, of a town, or of a country"
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Limit as a noun (obsolete):
The space or thing defined by limits.
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Limit as a noun (obsolete):
That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.
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Limit as a noun (obsolete):
A restriction; a check or curb; a hindrance.
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Limit as a noun (logic, metaphysics):
A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.
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Limit as a noun (cycling):
The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.
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Limit as an adjective (poker):
Being a fixed limit game.
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Limit as a verb (transitive):
To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
Examples:
"We need to limit the power of the executive."
"I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight."
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Limit as a verb (mathematics, intransitive):
To have a limit in a particular set.
Examples:
"The sequence limits on the point ''a''."
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Limit as a verb (obsolete):
To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.
Examples:
"a limiting friar"