Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Whose work confines him or her to a desk.

    The deskbound police officer had no opportunity to deal with street crime.

More definitions
  • restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity

Origin

From desk + bound, from the past participle of bind.

From desk + bound, from the past participle of bind.

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Synonyms

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Close in meaning
  • restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity:desk-bound

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