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Bounds vs Inbounds - What's the difference?

bounds | inbounds |

As nouns the difference between bounds and inbounds

is that bounds is while inbounds is .

As verbs the difference between bounds and inbounds

is that bounds is (bound) while inbounds is (inbound).

As an adjective inbounds is

(sports) within bounds.

As an adverb inbounds is

(sports) into the inbounds area.

bounds

English

Noun

(head)
  • .
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    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds  ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it. […]”}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bound)

    • inbounds

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (sports) Within bounds
    • He was still inbounds when he was fouled.

    Derived terms

    * inbounds pass

    Related terms

    * inbound

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (sports) Into the inbounds area
    • She passed the ball inbounds .

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (inbound)