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verb tie with rope/fabric ADV. tightly They bound his hands together tightly. ADV. together PREP. to, with The sails are bound to the mast with cord. PHRASES bind and gag sb, bind sb hand and foot She found herself bound hand and foot. make sb do sth ADV. contractually, legally, morally book PHRASES be beautifully/handsomely/richly bound, be bound in sth two volumes bound in leather, noun ADJ. awful, dreadful, real, terrible | double PREP. in a ~ He's in a double bind: he needs experience to get a job but he can't get experience without working.
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