TOURNIQUETS Synonyms

• the capacity to attract and hold something

• strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration

• the act of applying a bandage

• one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• executed with proper legal authority

• a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

• make more compact by or as if by pressing

• squeeze or press together

• an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

• strangle with an iron collar

• a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

• stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

• put a harness

• exploit the power of

• control and direct with or as if by reins

• keep in check

• a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

• any connection or unifying bond

• (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

• character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

• a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone

• thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)

• something used to tie or bind

• the act of tying or binding things together

• anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines

• a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person

• an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

• hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

• a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

• whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

• tie with a strap

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• sharpen with a strap

• secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

• bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure