Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upbound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-bound
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

adv

Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

Example Sentences

"He took an upbound escalator."
"The ore boat sailed upbound through the locks last week."

Etymology

From up- + bound or up + -bound.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Inflected Forms

more upbound (comparative) most upbound (superlative)

Questions

What does upbound mean?: Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
Where does upbound come from?: From up- + bound or up + -bound.

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