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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Detectives also pointed to statements from Woodruff’s wife, who said the two men bound and gagged Hemmann in broad daylight as joggers and motorists obliviously passed by, according to court records. —

Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024 Knowles took me into the bedroom, where Beverly was bound and gagged. —

Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for bound and gagged

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