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not
1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
2. adv. To no degree.
That is not red; it's orange.
3. conj. And not.
I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
4. interj. (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!
Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not!
5. n. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
6. contraction. (obsolete) Contraction of ne wot, wot not; know not; knows not.
bound
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of bind
I bound the splint to my leg.
I had bound the splint with duct tape.
2. adj. (with infinitive) Obliged (to).
You are not legally bound to reply.
3. adj. (with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to
They were bound to come into conflict eventually.
4. adj. (linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
5. adj. (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
6. adj. (dated) Constipated; costive.
7. adj. Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
8. adj. Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.
9. n. (often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
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.
10. n. (mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
11. v. To surround a territory or other geographical entity.
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.
12. v. (mathematics) To be the boundary of.
13. n. A sizeable jump, great leap.
The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.
14. n. A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
15. n. (dated) A bounce; a rebound.
the bound of a ball
16. v. (intransitive) To leap, move by jumping.
The rabbit bounded down the lane.
17. v. To cause to leap.
to bound a horse
18. v. (intransitive, dated) To rebound; to bounce.
a rubber ball bounds on the floor
19. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.
to bound a ball on the floor
20. adj. (obsolete) Ready, prepared.
21. adj. Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
Which way are you bound?
Is that message bound for me?
bind
1. v. (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
2. v. (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
Just to make the cheese more binding
3. v. (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.
4. v. (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
These are the ties that bind.
5. v. To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
to bind grain in bundles to bind a prisoner
6. v. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
Gravity binds the planets to the sun.
Frost binds the earth.
7. v. To couple.
8. v. (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
to bind the conscience to bind by kindness bound by affection commerce binds nations to each other
9. v. (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
10. v. (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
to bind an apprentice bound out to service
11. v. To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
12. v. (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
to bind a belt about one to bind a compress upon a wound
13. v. To cover, as with a bandage.
to bind up a wound
14. v. (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action.
Certain drugs bind the bowels.
15. v. To put together in a cover, as of books.
The three novels were bound together.
16. v. (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
17. v. (transitive, computing) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
18. v. (dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
19. n. That which binds or ties.
20. n. A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
21. n. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
22. n. (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
23. n. (chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
the Maróczy Bind
24. n. The indurated clay of coal mines.
by
1. prep. Near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
Be back by ten o'clock! We will send it by the first week of July.
3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
The matter was decided by the chairman. The boat was swamped by the water. He was protected by his body armour.
4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
I sorted the items by category. By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
We went through the book page by page. We crawled forward by inches.
11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
He cheated by his own admission.
12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
By Jove! I think she's got it! By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix. The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot. The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
I watched as it passed by.
16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
There was a shepherd close by.
The shop is hard by the High Street.
17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
I'll stop by on my way home from work.
We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
18. adv. Aside, away.
The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
20. n. (card games) A pass
21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
chains
1. n. plural of chain
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of chain
chain
1. n. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
He wore a gold chain around the neck.
2. n. A series of interconnected things.
a chain of mountains
a chain of ideas, one leading to the next
This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
3. n. A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
4. n. (chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.
5. n. (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
6. n. (surveying) A long measuring tape.
7. n. A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
8. n. (mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
9. n. (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
10. n. That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
the chains of habit
11. n. (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
12. n. (weaving) The warp threads of a web.
13. v. To fasten something with a chain.
14. v. (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
15. v. To secure someone with fetters.
16. v. To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
17. v. (figurative) To obligate.
18. v. (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
19. v. (computing) To be chained to another data item.
20. v. To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
21. v. (transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
shackles
1. n. plural of shackle
2. n. Restraints, usually of metal and often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement.
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of shackle
shackle
1. n. A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in the plural, to indicate a pair joined by a chain; a hobble.
2. n. A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.
3. n. (figuratively, usually in plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
4. n. A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
5. n. A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
6. n. A length of cable or chain equal to 12.5 fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
7. n. Stubble.
8. v. To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
9. v. (transitive, by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of.
This law would effectively shackle its opposition.

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