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- Legally or financially liable for something; responsible for payment, obligation, or the consequences of an action.
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- Obliged or compelled to do something; caught in a situation from which one cannot easily withdraw.
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- Literally caught on a fishhook; attached to the hook as when baiting or catching fish.