"bind up" meaning in English

See bind up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: binds up [present, singular, third-person], binding up [participle, present], bound up [participle, past], bound up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bind<,,bound> up}} bind up (third-person singular simple present binds up, present participle binding up, simple past and past participle bound up)
  1. (transitive) To wrap, as with bandages. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bind_up-en-verb-p9~ianfX
  2. (transitive) To tie together. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bind_up-en-verb-tgARtbFk
  3. (intransitive) To wear a chest binder or begin chestbinding. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bind_up-en-verb-jGfKR1R5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 18 61 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 21 16 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 17 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 14 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bound up

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "binds up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "binding up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bound up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bound up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bind<,,bound> up"
      },
      "expansion": "bind up (third-person singular simple present binds up, present participle binding up, simple past and past participle bound up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 100",
      "word": "bound up"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To wrap, as with bandages."
      ],
      "id": "en-bind_up-en-verb-p9~ianfX",
      "links": [
        [
          "wrap",
          "wrap"
        ],
        [
          "bandage",
          "bandage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To wrap, as with bandages."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To tie together."
      ],
      "id": "en-bind_up-en-verb-tgARtbFk",
      "links": [
        [
          "tie",
          "tie"
        ],
        [
          "together",
          "together"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To tie together."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 18 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 16 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"up\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 17 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 14 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wear a chest binder or begin chestbinding."
      ],
      "id": "en-bind_up-en-verb-jGfKR1R5",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To wear a chest binder or begin chestbinding."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bind up"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"up\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "binds up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "binding up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bound up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bound up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bound up"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wrap, as with bandages."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wrap",
          "wrap"
        ],
        [
          "bandage",
          "bandage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To wrap, as with bandages."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To tie together."
      ],
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        [
          "tie",
          "tie"
        ],
        [
          "together",
          "together"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To tie together."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wear a chest binder or begin chestbinding."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To wear a chest binder or begin chestbinding."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bind up"
}

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