beat the bounds

verb

To trace out the boundaries of a parish in a periodic survey or perambulation.

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Meanings

verbbeat the bounds (third-person singular simple present beats the bounds, present participle beating the bounds, simple past beat the bounds, past participle beaten the bounds)

present singular third person beats the bounds · participle present beating the bounds · participle past beaten the bounds

  1. To trace out the boundaries of a parish in a periodic survey or perambulation.
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APA

beat the bounds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20the%20bounds

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beat the bounds,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20the%20bounds.

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