Bounded the meadow at one point (5)
I believe the answer is:
leapt
'bounded' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'meadow at one point' is the wordplay.
'meadow' becomes 'lea' (a lea is a grassy area).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one point' becomes 'pt' (abbreviation for point).
'lea'+'pt'='LEAPT'
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for leapt that I've seen before include "Bounded, sprang" , "Took off" , "rose fast" , "gone up dramatically" , "Made spring" .)