noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
tight binding; binding tightly
General term for binding something tightly with rope or cord. Can be used literally for securing objects or people, but in modern usage it often carries a connotation of restraint or artistic rope bondage.
荷物をトラックに緊縛する。
They tightly bind the cargo onto the truck.
緊縛された状態では身動きが取
I couldn't move while tightly bound.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
bondage; sexual bondage
Specifically refers to erotic rope bondage, often as a practice within BDSM. This sense is a specialized extension of the general meaning.
緊縛は日本の伝統的な縛り方から発展した。
Kinbaku developed from traditional Japanese rope-tying techniques.