NichiDict

縛る

N2
しばる
[shibaru]
Illustration for 縛る

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to tie; to bind; to fasten

2.GodanTransitive

to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

Examples

古い新聞を縛ってリサイクルに出す準備をした。

I tied up old newspapers and prepared them for recycling.

ルールにられすぎると自由な発想ができない。

Being too bound by rules prevents free thinking.

髪をゴムでしっかり縛った

I firmly tied my hair with a band.