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Tmn111 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Tie up/bind

Do "tie up" and "bind" mean the same?
Can both be used in the sentences below?

The intruders tied Kurt up and left him.
They bound my arms and legs with rope.

Thanks for replies.
  

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In the sentences you have, you could use either. However they are not always interchangable, eg:- I tied my hair up I tied up my tomato plants to stop them falling over All my money is tied up in property The book was bound in leather He used a bandage to bind the child's arm I used egg to bind the mixture of meat and onions

— KateJS

  • In the sentences you have, you could use either.
  • However they are not always interchangable, eg:- I tied my hair up I tied up my tomato plants to stop them falling over All my money is tied up in property The book was bound in leather He used a bandage to bind the child's arm I used egg to bind the mixture of meat and onions
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In the sentences you have, you could use either. However they are not always interchangable, eg:-

I tied my hair up

I tied up my tomato plants to stop them falling over

All my money is tied up in property

The book was bound in leather

He used a bandage to bind the child's arm

I used egg to bind the mixture of meat and onions
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In the old days we used "bind up" as well as "tie up."

I recall Lincoln speaking of wanting to "bind up the nation's wounds," following the war between the states.

Conversely, "tie up" is often used without the "tie."

In many cases the "up" makes no difference in meaning, either in "tie up" or "bind up."

As Kate says, there are many cases where one may not be s
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Hi,

The intruders tied Kurt up and left him.

They bound my arms and legs with rope.

For this type of context, I'd say that 'tie . . up' is much, much more common in everyday English.

Clive
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