Usually means: Exceeding the established permissible limits.
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We found 25 dictionaries that define the word out of bounds:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. out of bounds: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. out-of-bounds: Merriam-Webster
  3. out of bounds, out of bounds: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. out-of-bounds: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. out of bounds: Collins English Dictionary
  6. out-of-bounds, out of bounds: Vocabulary.com
  7. out-of-bounds: Wordnik
  8. out-of-bounds, out of bounds: Wiktionary
  9. out-of-bounds: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. out-of-bounds, out of bounds: Dictionary.com
  11. Out of Bounds (Eric Bana album), Out of Bounds (McDermid novel), Out of Bounds (No Fun at All album), Out of Bounds (Rajaton album), Out of Bounds (TV series), Out of bounds: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. out-of-bounds, out of bounds: Rhymezone
  13. out-of-bounds, out of bounds: FreeDictionary.org
  14. out-of-bounds, out of bounds: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. out-of-bounds, out of bounds: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. out of bounds: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. out of bounds: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. out-of-bounds, out of bounds: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. out of bounds: Urban Dictionary

Sports (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Football Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)
  3. out of bounds: Golfer's Dictionary
  4. Out of bounds: Sports Definitions

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Definitions from Wiktionary (out of bounds)

▸ noun:  (sports) A sideline marking the edge of a playing field or court.
▸ noun:  (sports) An instance of a player or the ball going out of bounds.
▸ noun:  Ground that one is not permitted to enter, or that is outside the permitted playing area.

Similar:
restricted, foul, off-limits, out-of-bounds, sideline, end line, boundary, offside, outfield, baseline, more...

Opposite:
in bounds, legal, permissible, allowed, within limits

Types:
over line, not cricket, unacceptable, not on, not kosher, not done, more...

Phrases:
out of bounds area, more...

Adjectives:
wide, onside, offside, weakside, courtside, strongside, outer, double, downfield, net, flank

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Similar:
restricted, foul, off-limits, out-of-bounds, sideline, end line, boundary, offside, outfield, baseline, more...

Opposite:
in bounds, legal, permissible, allowed, within limits

Types:
over line, not cricket, unacceptable, not on, not kosher, not done, more...

Phrases:
out of bounds area, more...

Adjectives:
wide, onside, offside, weakside, courtside, strongside, outer, double, downfield, net, flank



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