| Adj. | 1.bound up - closely or inseparably connected or associated with; "his career is bound up with the fortunes of the enterprise"related, related to - being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" | | 2.bound up - deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up in his family"wrapped upcommitted - bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; "committed church members"; "a committed Marxist" |