English

Verb

bound up ‎(third-person singular simple present bounds up, present participle bounding up, simple past and past participle bounded up)

1. to be connected or relevant to

   Social mobility is often closely bound up with socio-economic status.

2. to focus intently on something to the exclusion of other matters

   He was bound up in his reading all weekend that he forgot to do the chores.

3. simple past tense and past participle of bind up