紐(ひも)string, cord, man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp

小包(こづつみ)の紐(ひも)を解(ほど)いて中(なか)を開(あ)ける。

Untie the string of the parcel and open it. {string, cord, man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp}

あの男(おとこ)はヒモで、彼女(かのじょ)に頼(たよ)り切(き)っている。

That man is completely reliant on her, just like a string. {string, cord, man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp}

紐(ひも)を捨(す)てたので金銭(きんせん)的(てき)な負担(ふたん)が軽(かる)くなりました。

I relieved my financial burden by cutting off the man who was financially dependent on me. {string, cord, man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp}

靴(くつ)の紐(ひも)を結(むす)ぶべくかがもうとしたら、彼氏(かれし)が結(むす)んでくれました。

When I was about to bend down to tie my shoelaces, my boyfriend did it for me. {string, cord, man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp}

小包(こづつみ)を紐(ひも)でキツく括(くく)ったので、これで小包(こづつみ)が開(あ)くことはないでしょう。

I tied the parcel tightly with a cord, so it should not open now. {string, cord, man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp}