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Definition of Out of bounds
1. Noun. A line that marks the side boundary of a playing field.
Definition of Out of bounds
1. Adjective. (idiomatic) prohibited to enter ¹
2. Adjective. (idiomatic) beyond the bounds of civility or morality; extremely unreasonable ¹
3. Adverb. Outside the area of play; beyond the sideline of a playing field or court. ¹
4. Noun. A sideline marking the edge of a playing field or court. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Out Of Bounds
Literary usage of Out of bounds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"WALK out of bounds. would bave had their action against the sheriff, and he
against the prisoner. The words "walking out" etc., mean an escape —an escape as ..."
2. Mines and Mining: A Commentary on the Law of Mines and Mining Rights, Both by Wilson Isaac Snyder (1902)
"The action for damages for working out of bounds, either in the direct form of
trespass and damage, damages alone when the title is not in dispute, ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Mines and Minerals by William Bainbridge (1856)
"WORKING out of bounds. THERE is no more fertile cause of annoyance to mining
owners than the working out of bounds. For it not only is a serious trespass, ..."
4. Hawthorn and Lavender, with Other Verses by William Ernest HENLEY (1901)
"LONDON TYPES HAWKER I^FAR out of bounds he's figured—in a race Of West-End traffic
pitching to his loss. But if you'd see him in his proper place, ..."
5. Hawthorn and Lavender, with Other Verses by William Ernest Henley (1901)
"HAWKER #FAR out of bounds he's figured—in a race Of West-End traffic pitching to
his loss. But if you'd see him in his proper place, Making the browns for ..."
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