"bound up" meaning in English

See bound up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more bound up [comparative], most bound up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} bound up (comparative more bound up, superlative most bound up)
  1. Connected or relevant. Translations (connected): 相關的 /相关的 (xiāngguān de) (Chinese Mandarin), 有關的 /有关的 (yǒuguān de) (Chinese Mandarin), 關聯的 /关联的 (guānlián de) (Chinese Mandarin), sidoksissa (Finnish), yhteydessä (Finnish), kytköksissä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bound_up-en-adj-RI3gZIZL Disambiguation of 'connected': 97 3
  2. Focused intently on something to the exclusion of other matters. Translations (focused intently): 沉浸的 (chénjìn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 專注的 /专注的 (zhuānzhù de) (Chinese Mandarin), 全神貫注的 /全神贯注的 (quánshénguànzhù de) (Chinese Mandarin), kietoutunut (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bound_up-en-adj-50ZRtBHB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 61 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 71 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 73 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 78 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 66 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of 'focused intently': 5 95

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bound up
  1. simple past and past participle of bind up Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: bind up
    Sense id: en-bound_up-en-verb-TPf3ikLd
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