Bound
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He aims to elope with his fiance, Renata, and start a new life, but he's honor-bound to secure his family's legacy first; a legacy threatened by the machinations of their enemies, who would rather see the Rossinis broken or dead.
Source: Literature / Revanche Cycle -
Lampshaded by Coles: "Somebody's obviously gone to a lot of expense to secure this." Cuffs Off, Rub Wrists: The Bound Man recovers quickly once he's untied despite complaining about his "hands turning blue".
Source: Film / Unknown (2006)
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Secure and Bound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bound/secure
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