"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): sidoksissa (Finnish), yhteydessä (Finnish), kytköksissä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bound_up-en-adj-RI3gZIZL Disambiguation of 'connected': 96 4
  2. Focused intently on something to the exclusion of other matters. Translations (focused intently): kietoutunut (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bound_up-en-adj-50ZRtBHB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'focused intently': 4 96

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