bound up

adjective

Connected or relevant.

“Social mobility is often closely bound up with socioeconomic status.”

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Meanings

adjectivebound up (comparative more bound up, superlative most bound up)

comparative more bound up · superlative most bound up

  1. Connected or relevant.

    Social mobility is often closely bound up with socioeconomic status.

  2. Focused intently on something to the exclusion of other matters.

    He was so bound up in his reading all weekend that he forgot to do the chores.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bind up

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveclosely or inseparably connected or associated with

Similar
relatedrelated to

adjectivedeeply devoted to

Similar
wrapped upcommitted
Also see
committedrelatedwrapped up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 相關的 /相关的, 有關的 /有关的
  • 相關的 /相关的 (xiāngguān de)connected
  • 有關的 /有关的 (yǒuguān de)connected
  • 關聯的 /关联的 (guānlián de)connected
  • 沉浸的 (chénjìn de)focused intently
  • 專注的 /专注的 (zhuānzhù de)focused intently
  • 全神貫注的 /全神贯注的 (quánshénguànzhù de)focused intently
Finnish sidoksissa, yhteydessä
  • sidoksissaconnected
  • yhteydessäconnected
  • kytköksissäconnected
  • kietoutunutfocused intently
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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