A criminal <tied / bound> his hands.

[mrwroc]

Which form is correct?

A criminal <tied / bound> his hands.

 

[Tarheel]

I would say, "He tied his hands."

I think "bound" is more likely to be used for feet.

If you are talking about both, use either. (See below.)

1. He was bound hand and foot.
2. They tied him up.

 

[mrwroc]

So "He bound his hands." is wrong or correct but you don't like it?

 

[jutfrank]

to bind someone's hands is fine.

 

[Tarheel]

So "He bound his hands." is wrong or correct but you don't like it?

I think you mean to say it's correct, but I don't like it. (That's not what I meant.)

Please note that when I say "I think" I mean exactly that. (It's an opinion.)

I don't know how every single word or phrase is used, and I don't think anybody does. However, I can give you my opinion. (I can tell you what I think.)

BTW, there's an expression "I'm tied up" which means the person is busy. And there's another expression "My hands are tied" when means the person can't do any more than he's doing already.

 

[Skrej]

There could be a slight difference with regards to how the hands were secured, but both are equally acceptable.

'Tied' means rope (or similar cordage) was used to actually tie the hands together. 'Bound' allows for things like zip ties, chains, wire, or even something like handcuffs that may not actually involve tying or knots, although it doesn't exclude tying with ropes.

 

[emsr2d2]

Which form is correct?

A criminal tied/bound his hands.

Note my changes above. You don't need < or >. We don't put a space either side of a slash.

So Is "He bound his hands" is wrong, or is it correct but you don't like it?

Note the correct way to formulate a question above. When you quote a whole sentence but the surrounding sentence continues after the closing quotation marks, don't include the full stop at the end of the quoted sentence.