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out-of-bounds
[ out-uhv-boundz ]
adjective
- Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
- beyond any established boundaries or prescribed limits; forbidden; prohibited.
- further than or beyond established limits, as of behavior or thought.
out of bounds
adjective
- often foll by to not to be entered (by); barred (to)
out of bounds to civilians
- outside specified or prescribed limits
Word History and Origins
Origin of out-of-bounds1
Idioms and Phrases
Beyond established limits, breaking the rules, unreasonable. For example, Calling the teacher a liar—that's out of bounds . This expression alludes to the boundaries of the playing area in numerous sports and to the rules applying to them. Its figurative use dates from the 1940s. [Early 1800s] Also see within bounds .Example Sentences
James capped the scoring streak with a no-look, alley-oop pass to Jayson Tatum on an out-of-bounds play, zipping the ball toward the rim where the Boston Celtics star slammed it with two hands.
A double bogey at the second was followed by a bogey on the third, while a wayward out-of-bounds drive on the par-four fourth cost him another shot as his round began to unravel.
As the score howls with chant-like dirges, blood, sweat and out-of-bounds fears grip the hapless heroine while spooky, shrouded nuns engage in satanic rituals that place her in very dire circumstances.
These conditions were described by Benjamin Kirtman, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Miami, as “unprecedented,” “alarming” and an “out-of-bounds anomaly.”
Kickoffs short of the landing zone are treated the same as out-of-bounds kickoffs, and they’re spotted at the 40.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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