bound and gagged

idiom

: with hands and feet tied and something (such as a piece of cloth) put into or over the mouth

The hostages were found bound and gagged.

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At the center of Davis’ exhibition is a sculpture that portrays Bobby Seale, bound and gagged during the trial of the Chicago 8 in 1969. —Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023

The two guards on the morning shift are unable to gain entry to the Gardner as Abath and the second night watchmen remain bound and gagged in the museum’s basement. —BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023

The two men in the truck bed were bound and gagged, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. —Henri Hollis, ajc, 10 July 2021

Two of the three victims found dead at a Georgia country club were bound and gagged with tape, according to new details released Friday. —Antonio Planas, NBC News, 9 July 2021

The third mainline Avengers film opened with Thanos strangling Loki to death while Thor, bound and gagged, watched in horror. —Alex Kane, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2021

Was Bobby Seale really bound and gagged during the trial? —Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 19 Oct. 2020

After Seale’s protests about the process, Hoffman orders the sole Black defendant to be bound and gagged, in an American courtroom. —oregonlive, 14 Oct. 2020

They were bound and gagged with duct tape and zip ties. —USA Today, 19 Jan. 2023

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