Meaning of 束ね in Japanese

Definition of 束ね

たばね(tabane) 【束ね】

たばねつむ(tabanetsumu) 【束ね積む】

たばねる(tabaneru) · つかねる(tsukaneru) 【束ねる】

(v1, vt) to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe
彼は、まきを束ねた。
He made up a bundle of firewood.
to govern; to manage; to control; to administer
to fold (one's arms)

てをつかねて(tewotsukanete) 【手を束ねて】

わらでたばねてもおとこはおとこ(waradetabanetemootokohaotoko) 【藁で束ねても男は男】

(exp) a man is still a man even if his hair is tied with straw; a man is still a man even if he's poor

本ほんはひとまとめに束ねてあった。

The books were tied up in a bundle.

彼女かのじょは髪かみを無造作に束ねている。

She is doing her hair simply.

彼女かのじょは髪かみを丸く束ねている。

She wears her hair in a bun.

彼女かのじょはリボンで髪かみを束ねた。

She bound her hair with a ribbon.

彼かれは、まきを束ねた。

He made up a bundle of firewood.