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unbound

.ʌn'baund4 senses · 71 ms
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verb/ʌnˈbaʊnd/
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of unbindform-ofparticiplepast

adj/ʌnˈbaʊnd/
  1. 1

    Not bound.; Not obligated.not-comparable

    • Near-synonyms: unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered; unfettered, fetterless
    • The terms of the contract inadvertently left certain unbound aspects to subjective interpretation.
  2. 2

    Not bound.; Not tied up.not-comparable

    • Near-synonyms: unfettered, fetterless, unrestrained, unchained, unshackled, shackleless, unmanacled, unhandcuffed
    • The hostages' hands were left unbound.
  3. 3

    Not bound.; Without a binding.not-comparable

    • an unbound book
  4. 4

    Not bound.; Lying beyond the proton or neutron drip line; having a negative particle separation energy; capable of decaying by the spontaneous exothermic emission of one or more nucleons.not-comparable

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

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