bound vs clamp down

clamp down vs bound

bound is a noun but clamp down is not a noun.

bound is an adjective but clamp down is not an adjective.

bound and clamp down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bound	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
clamp down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, clamp down is a hyponym of bound; that is, clamp down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bound:

bound: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
clamp down: repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)

Other hyponyms of bound include reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, cramp, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.

bound (noun)	clamp down (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
the greatest possible degree of something
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
a line determining the limits of an area

bound (adjective)	clamp down (adjective)
confined by bonds
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
confined in the bowels
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
bound by an oath
covered or wrapped with a bandage
bound by contract
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate

bound (verb)	clamp down (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
spring back; spring away from an impact
move forward by leaps and bounds
form the boundary of; be contiguous to

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