'Bound up in' definitions:

Definition of 'Bound up in'

From: GCIDE
  • Bound \Bound\, p. p. & a.
  • 1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Under legal or moral restraint or obligation. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Resolved; as, I am bound to do it. [Collog. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Constipated; costive. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Used also in composition; as, icebound, windbound, hidebound, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Bound bailiff (Eng. Law), a sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust.
  • Bound up in, entirely devoted to; inseparable from. [1913 Webster]