bound up

adjective

: closely involved or associated

—usually used with with

his life was bound up with the town's history

Examples of bound up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond’s sound and look, which mixed international rock influences with a Hong Kong that was changing fast through the 1980s and early 1990s, became bound up with a generation of young fans. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Bakhshi and Najdi’s collecting is inextricably bound up with their art. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

The best parking spots aren’t just those close to the Moon’s water ice bound up in deep craters. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

But its cultural dominance became bound up in a widespread vilification of Drake that curdled online, where the most damning interpretation of anything could quickly become the accepted one. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bound up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup