bind up

Dress a wound

To bind up is to wrap or bandage something, especially a wound: She bound up his injured hand.

The phrase also means to tie together or secure: He bound up the newspapers for recycling.

Figuratively, to be bound up in something is to be deeply involved or entangled with it: Their fates were bound up together.

fastening

tie

Equal score, or neckwear

  • knotTied rope fastening
  • lashStrike or bind
  • cinchGuaranteed easy thing

strap · secure · fasten · tighten · bundle · truss · swaddle · wrap · cord · rope

bandaging

gauze

Open-weave medical fabric

plaster · tape · splint · pad · cotton · swab · sterile · antiseptic · ointment · salve

Opposites
physical securing/restraint

bind upuntie

Undo a fastening

unbind · loosen · release · unfasten · undo

wound care/treatment

bind upunbandage

Remove wound covering

unwrap · expose · uncover · lay bare · strip

bundling/packaging

bind upunbundle

Separate combined offerings

unwrap · unpack · scatter · disperse · spread out

Family

up, bound, bind, bandage, binder, binding, unbind, binds, bandaged

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G