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OUT-OF-BOUNDS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does out-of-bounds mean?
• OUT-OF-BOUNDS (adjective)
The adjective OUT-OF-BOUNDS has 2 senses:
1. outside the foul lines
2. barred to a designated group
Familiarity information: OUT-OF-BOUNDS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Outside the foul lines
Similar:
foul ((of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Barred to a designated group
Synonyms:
off-limits; out-of-bounds
Context example:
that area is off-limits
Similar:
restricted (subject to restriction or subjected to restriction)
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