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bind hand and foot

bind hand and foot verb: to tie up (someone’s) hands and feet.

Verb

bind hand and foot (third-person singular simple present binds hand and foot, present participle binding hand and foot, simple past and past participle bound hand and foot)

  1. (transitive) To tie up (someone’s) hands and feet.
    • My kidnappers had bound me hand and foot so any attempt at escaping was of no avail.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To prevent (someone) from doing what they wish, to firmly constrain.
    • bound hand and foot

Synonyms of bind hand and foot

Forms of bind hand and foot

third-person singular presentbinds hand and foot
present participlebinding hand and foot
past participlebound hand and foot
pastbound hand and foot

Questions about bind hand and foot

What does bind hand and foot mean?
Bind hand and foot means to tie up (someone’s) hands and feet.
What part of speech is bind hand and foot?
Bind hand and foot is a verb.
What is the past tense of bind hand and foot?
The past tense of bind hand and foot is bound hand and foot.

Words near bind hand and foot in the dictionary

  1. binchotan
  2. Bincombe
  3. bincount
  4. bincounts
  5. bind
  6. bind hand and foot
  7. bind off
  8. bind on equip
  9. bind on pickup
  10. bind over
  11. bind rune

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