OUT OF BOUNDS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does out of bounds mean? 

• OUT OF BOUNDS (noun)
  The noun OUT OF BOUNDS has 1 sense:

1. a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

  Familiarity information: OUT OF BOUNDS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUT OF BOUNDS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

out of bounds; sideline

Hypernyms ("out of bounds" is a kind of...):

line (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "out of bounds"):

touchline (either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby)

 Context examples 

"That's the fun of it," began Laurie, who had got a willful fit on him and was possessed to break out of bounds in some way.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)