bind up

verb

To wrap, as with bandages.

Meanings

verbbind up (third-person singular simple present binds up, present participle binding up, simple past and past participle bound up)

present singular third person binds up · participle present binding up · participle past bound up · past bound up

  1. transitiveTo wrap, as with bandages.
  2. transitiveTo tie together.
  3. intransitiveTo wear a chest binder or begin chestbinding.
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APA

bind up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bind%20up

MLA

“bind up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bind%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bind up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bind%20up.

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