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HOUSEBOUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does housebound mean?
• HOUSEBOUND (adjective)
The adjective HOUSEBOUND has 1 sense:
1. confined usually by illness
Familiarity information: HOUSEBOUND used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Confined usually by illness
Synonyms:
homebound; housebound; shut-in
Similar:
confined (not free to move about)
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