tie up; bind; bundle; restrict
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
to tie up; to bind with rope or cord (often used for people)
Refers to physically restraining a person or object with rope, cord, or similar material. Often implies tight or secure binding.
The police tied up the criminal.
These boxes need to be tied up securely with rope.
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He was bound to the chair and unable to move.
verb
to bundle together; to package as a bundle (especially in commercial contexts)
Commonly used in business and marketing contexts, such as 'bundling' products together for sale. Also used figuratively for combining unrelated items.
This company likes to bundle software and hardware together for sale.
Carriers often bundle phone plans with broadband services.
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Don't bundle two different issues together for discussion.
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to restrict; to constrain; to fetter (figuratively)
formalFigurative extension referring to restrictions on freedom, thought, development, or creativity. Often used in formal or literary contexts.
Old ways of thinking fetter people's hands and feet.
We should not be bound by traditional concepts.
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Excessive protection will instead restrict a child's development.