1) fastens with ropes etc (as a prisoner) (bound)
2) a hanging bed made of canvas or a network of ropes (hammock)
3) fibre from certain plants, used for making ropes etc (jute)
4) (an area of) open, uncultivated land, especially if covered with heather; to make (a boat, ship etc) secure (to land or buoys) by using ropes etc (moor)
5) an apparatus with a wheel and ropes of chains, used for lifting things (pulley)
6) a set of ropes and pulleys for lifting weights etc; equipment for doing something; to deal with (a problem, a piece of work) (tackle)
the (legal) power or right to control, give others and make others obey
power, control
the power or authority to direct, order or restrain
command, mastery
behaviour towards others
business relations
(the use of) the power to affect a person's character, belief or actions or to get a result e.g. because of a strong personality, wealth etc
power, authority
the action of sucking; the process of removing air etc to produce a vacuum and to force in liquid or dust; a similar process producing a vacuum that causes two surfaces to stick together
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