to finish, conclude, or bring an activity, event, or process to a close

to limit, control, or keep someone or something within certain bounds

to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle

to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it; helpless in the face of a crisis

style of dress or the specific clothing one is wearing

(of a contract) binding (law)

feeling awkward, ill at ease, or overly formal in social situations

light beam

free from any external restrictions, constraints, or control

to submit to capture or give up without putting up a fight

to exercise control, restriction, or discipline over someone to keep them within bounds

a girdle; to cinch the waist

to set something aside and ignore it; to put something on the back burner or cease to treat it as a priority

beam of electrons

to cluster

to restrain oneself or maintain strict personal conduct

to have one's hands tied; being powerless or unable to take action in a situation

vascular bundle (botany)

the literary term for a boy reaching adolescence in ancient China, typically around age fifteen

(idiom) restricted; constrained; inhibited

to wait helplessly for death or destruction; to resign oneself to extinction without making an effort to save oneself

to bring a story, speech, or event to a close

(chemistry) micelle

beam of elementary particles

to bundle up one's possessions for a journey

hands tied and expecting the worst

to rest weapons and loosen armor; to relax from fighting

to regulate or check and restrict behavior or conduct

legal force or the quality of being legally binding

to encircle or bind with a belt or band, especially when preparing for action

narrow or constricted, especially referring to a waterway

hands tied and expecting the worst

a restrictive condition or requirement that must be satisfied

Historical Chinese name for Mogadishu, a city and former kingdom in Somalia.

The scattering or dispersal of a bundle of particles, such as electrons in a vacuum tube.

unrestricted

plants having specialized conducting tissues (xylem and phloem), including ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms

a straightjacket

approaching the end or about to conclude

multibeam (e.g. laser)

being limited, bound, or controlled by rules, laws, or specific conditions

a tight-fitting undergarment or binder worn to shape or support the abdomen and waist

corset (clothing)

(literary) salary of a private tutor