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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The complaint alleges the pair then bound and gagged the boy, put his body into garbage bags, and repeatedly beat Prince by taking turns striking him with a golf club and at one point even using a barbell and concrete pedestal.
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
Later that day, Joughin’s body was discovered tied up, bound and gagged in a shallow grave in another cornfield 2 miles from Worley’s home.
—Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
Another color drawing depicts a female victim bound and gagged in a red top.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
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
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
Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
Later that day, Joughin’s body was discovered tied up, bound and gagged in a shallow grave in another cornfield 2 miles from Worley’s home.
—Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
Another color drawing depicts a female victim bound and gagged in a red top.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
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
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
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