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unbound

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbaʊnd/

adj

  1. Not bound.

    Near-synonyms: unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered; unfettered, fetterless

    The terms of the contract inadvertently left certain unbound aspects to subjective interpretation.

  2. Not bound.

    Near-synonyms: unfettered, fetterless, unrestrained, unchained, unshackled, shackleless, unmanacled, unhandcuffed

    The hostages' hands were left unbound.

  3. Not bound.

    an unbound book

    Beneath an old ebony table were two long carved oak chests. I lifted the lid of one, and at the top was a once-white surplice covered with dust, and beneath was a mass of tracts — Commonwealth Quartos, unbound — a prey to worms and decay.

  4. Not bound.

    Helium-2 is unbound, as it is energetically favorable for it to split into two separate protons.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of unbind
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