Bounds and Ends

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Bounds noun - The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.

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Ends and bounds are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ends" instead the word "Bounds" as a noun or a verb.

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Bounds and ends are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bounds" instead the word "Ends" as a noun or a verb.

For example, in Madden 10, the clock doesn't stop when a tackle animation begins in bounds but ends out of bounds, despite the fact that 09 correctly implemented the clock stopping on such plays.

Source: Video Game / Madden NFL
Ironically Mercedes herself ends up suffering this fate in the last book when her "having overstepped her bounds in London" causes Roman to abandon her, then allow the bounty hunter to kill her.

Source: Literature / Kitty Norville
If a play ends on an incomplete pass, with a player running out of bounds, a penalty, a score, or a turnover, the clock will stop.

Source: Useful Notes / American Football

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