From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
bounds \bounds\ n.
1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; as, the fotball was caught out of bounds.
Syn: boundary, bound. [WordNet 1.5]
2. the greatest possible extent or degree of something.
Syn: limit, boundary. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bounds
noun
1: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something [syn: {boundary}, {bound}]
2: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: {limit}, {boundary}]
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