Free
Free verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).
Gagged
Both words in one sentence
- The opening of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley has the 11 year old heroine bound and gagged in a closet, struggling to free herself from her tormentors.
Source: Bound And Gagged / Literature -
Fed to the Beast: Nightshade, bound and gagged again, must get free before Sutekh's Right-Hand Attack Dog eats him.
Source: Video Game / Nightshade - Penny, the young niece of the title character of Inspector Gadget, would frequently be captured by the M.A.D Agent of the Week and be bound and gagged, often requiring her to either free herself, or be rescued by Brain.
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