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Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best.
Walter Payton

Meaning of "out of bounds" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUT OF BOUNDS

out of bounds play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUT OF BOUNDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Out of bounds can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OUT OF BOUNDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

out of bounds

Out of bounds

In sports, out of bounds refers to being outside the playing boundaries of the field. Due to the chaotic nature of play, it is normal in many sports for players and/or the ball to go out of bounds frequently during a game. The legality of going out of bounds, and the ease of prevention, vary by sport. In some cases, players may intentionally go or send the ball out of bounds when it is to their advantage.

Definition of out of bounds in the English dictionary

The definition of out of bounds in the dictionary is not to be entered ; barred. Other definition of out of bounds is outside specified or prescribed limits.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUT OF BOUNDS

out of a hat
out of action
out of breath
out of character
out of court
out of date
out of doors
out of gear
out of hand
out of humour
out of joint
out of office
out of one´s hands
out of order
out of phase
out of pocket
out of print
out of shape
out of sight
out of sorts

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUT OF BOUNDS

beat the bounds
bounds
by leaps and bounds
Cahokia Mounds
coffee grounds
feeding grounds
funds
go the rounds
grounds
hare and hounds
hounds
lick one´s wounds
master of foxhounds
master of hounds
ride to hounds
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
showgrounds
sounds
surrounds
the hounds
zounds

Synonyms and antonyms of out of bounds in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OUT OF BOUNDS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «out of bounds» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of out of bounds

Translation of «out of bounds» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUT OF BOUNDS

Find out the translation of out of bounds to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of out of bounds from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «out of bounds» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出界
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de los límites
570 millions of speakers

English

out of bounds
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خارج الحدود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вне границ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora dos limites
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমার বাইরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en dehors des limites
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

di luar batas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

außerhalb der Grenzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立入禁止で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경계 중
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saking wates
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngoài giới hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லைக்கு வெளியே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मर्यादेबाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sınırların dışında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuori dai limiti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poza granicami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поза меж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în afara limitelor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξω από τα όρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buite perke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

out of bounds
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utenfor banen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of out of bounds

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF BOUNDS»

The term «out of bounds» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.383 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF BOUNDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about out of bounds

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2 QUOTES WITH «OUT OF BOUNDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word out of bounds.
1
James Nesbitt
I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.
2
Walter Payton
Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT OF BOUNDS»

Discover the use of out of bounds in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to out of bounds and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Out of Bounds
A collection of short stories - four previously published and three new - linked by the theme of young people experiencing personal dilemmas.
Beverley Naidoo, 2001
2
Bodies Out of Bounds: Fatness and Transgression
"This is an exceptional collection--the subject is of obvious importance, yet terribly undertheorized and unexamined. I know of no other work that offers what this collection provides.
Jana Evans Braziel, Kathleen LeBesco, 2001
3
Out of Bounds
National Football League Hall of Fame player Jim Brown describes what it means to be an athlete and recounts behind-the-scenes stories involving sex, the Hollywood fast lane, and his encounters with the law
Jim Brown, Steve Delsohn, 1990
4
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime is a searing indictment of professional basketball players who live in a world where criminal laws and social norms don't exist, a world where they are given license to ...
Jeff Benedict, 2009
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Out of Bounds
Jay must switch schools after a house fire. He must either give up the basketball season or play alongside his rival at his new school.
Sylvia Gunnery, 2011
6
Postcolonial Witnessing: Trauma Out of Bounds
This book takes issue with the tendency of the founding texts of the field to marginalize or ignore traumatic experiences of non-Western or minority groups, and to take for granted the universal validity of definitions of trauma and ...
Stef Craps, 2013
7
Out of Bounds: Women, Sport, and Sexuality
In Out of Bounds, feminist Helen Lenskyj presents an insightful examination of the links between women's participation in sports and the control of their reproductive capacity and sexuality.
Helen Lenskyj, 1986
8
Out of Bounds: Sports, Media, and the Politics of Identity
Essays in the collection challenge media wisdom about the apolitical nature of sports by examining how they contribute to the contested process of defining social identities.
Aaron Baker, Todd Boyd, 1997
9
Out of Bounds
"Former basketball star Wes Fallon owes his brother everything.
Ellen Hartman, 2012
10
Out of Bounds: Islands and the Demarcation of Identity in ...
In this manner, the book presents Hispanic Caribbean cultural production as a case study that acutely dramatizes the paradoxical status of traditional demarcations of self-definition in an increasingly globalized context.
Dara E. Goldman, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUT OF BOUNDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term out of bounds is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jeff Jacobs: When Maya Moore Gets That Look, Just Look Out
... looks to pass after saving a ball from going out of bounds as the East's Angel McCoughtry, of the Atlanta Dream, defends in the second half of ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
From the mouth of Trump: His greatest hits from rollicking Iowa speech
... Trump took the stage at Oskaloosa High School Saturday afternoon and put on a show. Nothing was sacred and no one was out of bounds. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
North Hall's Harper Seymour goes out a state champion in discus
She had three throws out of bounds, due to many factors, including nerves. That's when the two-time state champion took a deep breath and ... «Gainesville Times, Jul 15»
4
MNT Falls To Panama on PKs in 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Third …
Fortunately for the U.S., Tim Ream was there, booting the ball off the goal line and out of bounds for a corner kick. USA – Fabian Johnson 54 ... «U.S. Soccer, Jul 15»
5
Wichita State's Ron Baker helps Team USA to bronze medal in Pan …
Ron Baker saves a ball from going out of bounds against the Dominican Republic during the first half of their bronze medal basketball game at ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
6
Kohnert's trouble-free round leads to third Seniors Am title
“I think I had three, three-putts today and the OB (out of bounds) on 12. Then I came back and birded 14 and 15, and three-putted 16. Then I just ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Chip Kelly, football's most intriguing figure, is also its most unknown
But like at Oregon, his emotions and background story were largely out of bounds. Players pondered Internet rumors about their coach and ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Philip Barbaree Wins 68th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
631 in the WAGR, pushed his tee shot out of bounds. When Barbaree coaxed his birdie putt to a foot for a conceded par, the match headed to ... «WSAV-TV, Jul 15»
9
Eskimos lead Bombers 18-3 after three quarters
The Eskimos (2-1) struck first, adding a single point thanks to a punt from kicker Grant Shaw that sailed through the end zone and out of bounds ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
10
Wisconsin town says goodbye to Marine slain in Tennessee
We will delete comments we deem offensive, in bad taste, or out of bounds. We are not obligated to post comments that are rude or insensitive. «WEAU, Jul 15»

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