Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to tie; to bind; to fasten
to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
Idiomatic expression
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); to clench one's teeth
arrest; apprehension; capture
restraint; restriction; fetters; yoke; shackles
Orig. meaning
binding; confinement with rope
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to bind up; to tie up
binding hand and foot
sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis
Colloquial
being tied down with money
binding
regulation; limit
binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
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