- to tie; to bind; to fasten
- to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
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- to tie; to bind; to fasten
- to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
This meaning refers to physically securing something, often using a rope or similar material. It implies a literal action of making something secure or held together.
This meaning refers to imposing limits or constraints, either in a physical sense or in terms of rules and regulations affecting behavior or choices.
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To tie or bind something, often used in contexts involving ropes or restrictions.
Refers to restraining or binding someone in a more figurative sense, often indicating limitations on freedom.
Means constraint or limitation, often used in the context of rules or regulations that restrict actions.
To connect or join together, often used in the context of tying knots or forming relationships.
To entwine or get entangled, often used to describe something that is twisted together or involved in a complex situation.
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In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.
I wish I could live at a more relaxed pace, instead of having to watch the clock all the time.
And since she refused to accept it, she had been living in extreme discomfort, exclaiming: "Why should we spend all the capital we are ever likely to have tying ourselves down to a place we detest!"