"bind hand and foot" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "binds hand and foot",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "binding hand and foot",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bound hand and foot",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bound hand and foot",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bind<,,bound> hand and foot"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Tie up (someone's) hands and feet."
      ],
      "id": "en-bind_hand_and_foot-en-verb-AAA4vN~a",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) Tie up (someone's) hands and feet."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "bound hand and foot",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Prevented from doing what one wishes."
      ],
      "id": "en-bind_hand_and_foot-en-verb-wbRp7mXB",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figurative) Prevented from doing what one wishes."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "hand and foot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "wait on hand and foot"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tie hand and foot"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "kahlita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "sitoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "atar de pies y manos"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bind hand and foot"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
    "Translation table header lacks gloss"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "binds hand and foot",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "binding hand and foot",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bound hand and foot",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bound hand and foot",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bind<,,bound> hand and foot"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hand and foot"
    },
    {
      "word": "wait on hand and foot"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tie up (someone's) hands and feet."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) Tie up (someone's) hands and feet."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "bound hand and foot",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Prevented from doing what one wishes."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figurative) Prevented from doing what one wishes."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tie hand and foot"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "kahlita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "sitoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "atar de pies y manos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bind hand and foot"
}