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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sideline, out of boundsadjective

    a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

  2. out-of-boundsadjective

    outside the foul lines

  3. off-limits, out-of-bounds(p)adjective

    barred to a designated group

    "that area is off-limits"

Wiktionary

  1. out of boundsnoun

    A sideline marking the edge of a playing field or court.

  2. out of boundsadverb

    Outside the area of play; beyond the sideline of a playing field or court.

  3. out of boundsadjective

    prohibited to enter

  4. out of boundsadjective

    beyond the bounds of civility or morality; extremely unreasonable

ChatGPT

  1. out of bounds

    Out of bounds generally refers to a situation or condition where something has transgressed or surpassed defined, acceptable, or legal limits or boundaries. It can apply to various contexts such as games, sports, topics of discussion, behavior, or physical areas. When something is 'out of bounds', it implies it has breached rules, standards, or thresholds set by an authority or agreed upon norms.

Wikidata

  1. Out of Bounds

    Out of Bounds is a 1986 American action-thriller feature film directed by Richard Tuggle and starring Anthony Michael Hall. It is currently not available on DVD.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of out of bounds in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of out of bounds in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of out of bounds in a Sentence

  1. The US Army:

    We invite everyone to come back, if they do something that's out of bounds of our updated policies or Twitch guidelines then we will moderate the stream appropriately.

  2. New Jersey:

    You know that’s not true, so stop, OK? You want to say other stuff about me? Fine. But that’s out of bounds. Stop it.

  3. Elaine Chao:

    The President has not declared anything out of bounds, so everything is on the table.

  4. Hillary Clinton:

    He knew or he should have known that what that man was asking was not only way out of bounds, it was untrue, and he should have, from the beginning, repudiated that kind of rhetoric, that level of hatefulness of a questioner in an audience that he was appearing before.

  5. Leigha Brown:

    We had a bad taste in our mouth how it ended, that’s in the back of our minds this whole season. It feels great. Leading 66-65 in OT, Emily Kiser made two free throws and Brown added a jumper that gave the Wolverines( 11-1) a five-point lead with 1:23 left. Baylor( 9-2) got within 70-68 and after a turnover had a chance to tie it, but Smith missed a drive down the lane with 15 seconds left. Maddie Nolan converted two free throws with 11.7 seconds left to seal the win. Smith had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Baylor. With the game tied at 59, Baylor had a chance to win it at the end of regulation. After Michigan star Naz Hillmon fouled out with 22.2 seconds left, The Bears missed a drive by Jordan Lewis. After the ball went out of bounds off a Michigan player, Smith missed a turnaround jumper on the baseline.


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