bound
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4.2
- adjective
- /baʊnd/
:
atado
- The detective found the man in the basement, his hands bound tightly behind his back.
- bound hand and foot
No, but also you can also have them bound and gagged or engage in psychological torture.
- No, but also you can also have them bound and gagged or engage in psychological torture.
- And he held out his hand and his wrist was bound to the wrist of the child's father with the entrails of the goat.
- So tangled, more complicated, bound up on themselves.
- They also can't keep it all there bound up together.
Examples
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Robin is hanging by her bound hands from the center of where those wires meet.
Fiction book (1996) -
The blade emerged from her sleeve as she tried to hold it with her two bound hands.
Fiction book (2000) -
His father: hands bound and earth in his eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
The detective lies naked, bound hand and foot.
Fiction book (1996) -
We have two guards, bound, unconscious.
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And then the third thing they did is they took him and still bound, and they lay him on a carpet in the court of the local king.
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I lie face up on a metal table, naked, spread-eagled, bound hand and foot, blindfolded.
Fiction book (2000) -
Stanley lies in the back seat, gagged, bound hand and foot, and half hidden under a blanket.
Fiction book (1994) -
Bent double, the Moon Maid massaged her numb leg with her bound hands.
Fiction book (1996) -
Likewise, the Romans tossed straw puppets bound hand and foot into the Tiber.
Synonyms
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6.3
A person who has metal bands on the hands or feet so they cannot move
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4.4
Tied to something by a rope so you cannot move away, like a post or a dock
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8.0
To stop someone completely from acting freely
Fastened with string or rope
Kept closed so it does not open or move
Tied so rope or cloth ends hold together
Tied tightly with rope or string so arms and legs cannot move
A person or animal held tightly with the arms tied behind the back
Not able to act freely because rules or people stop you
Held by a rope or chain so it cannot move far
Held tight by metal so it cannot move or escape
Held with chains or by rules that stop you from acting
Held by chains around the ankles so the person cannot move freely
Held by chains or ties so someone cannot move and cannot act freely
Wrapped with cloth to protect a cut or other injury
Kept in one small space and unable to leave
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small part added to a word that cannot stand alone, like -s in cats and -ed in walked
How Restrained
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bound meaning 'tied' or 'bandaged' comes from bind 'to tie', so a wound that is bound is wrapped or fastened to stop bleeding.