| query | If you say you are h______ to something, you mean that your freedom to take action is restricted by things that you cannot control .If you say you are hostage to something, you mean that your freedom to take action is restricted by things that you cannot control . The bank is shrewdly ensuring that in future it will not be a hostage to strict targets. Wine growers say they've been held hostage to the interests of the cereal and soybean farmers. |
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| word | hostage |
| full-definition | noun A hostage is someone who has been captured by a person or organization and who may be killed or injured if people do not do what that person or organization demands . It is hopeful that two hostages will be freed in the next few days. If you say you are hostage to something, you mean that your freedom to take action is restricted by things that you cannot control . The bank is shrewdly ensuring that in future it will not be a hostage to strict targets. Wine growers say they've been held hostage to the interests of the cereal and soybean farmers. |
| inflections | hostages |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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