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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Their bodies were found wrapped in plastic, blindfolded, bound and gagged on a farm in March 1985.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
After another player receives a text with shocking images of the missing tennis star bound and gagged, Kate enlists the help of her estranged father, an NYPD detective.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
In the second 2009 incident, Muller bound and gagged a woman at a Palo Alto home and forced her to drink Nyquil, the news release said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
The Hessians produce William, bound and gagged, then the whole thing falls apart rather quickly.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
After another player receives a text with shocking images of the missing tennis star bound and gagged, Kate enlists the help of her estranged father, an NYPD detective.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
In the second 2009 incident, Muller bound and gagged a woman at a Palo Alto home and forced her to drink Nyquil, the news release said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
The Hessians produce William, bound and gagged, then the whole thing falls apart rather quickly.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Bound and gagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bound%20and%20gagged. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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