BIND

bind

(noun) something that hinders as if with bonds

constipate, bind

(verb) cause to be constipated; “These foods tend to constipate you”

bind

(verb) form a chemical bond with; “The hydrogen binds the oxygen”

oblige, bind, hold, obligate

(verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; “He’s held by a contract”; “I’ll hold you by your promise”

tie, bind

(verb) fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; “They tied their victim to the chair”

bind

(verb) make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; “The Chinese would bind the feet of their women”

bind, bandage

(verb) wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

bind

(verb) provide with a binding; “bind the books in leather”

adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to

(verb) stick to firmly; “Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”

bind, tie, attach, bond

(verb) create social or emotional ties; “The grandparents want to bond with the child”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

bind (third-person singular simple present binds, present participle binding, simple past bound, past participle (archaic, rare) bounden or bound)

(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.

(intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.

(intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

(intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.

(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

Synonyms: fetter, make fast, tie, fasten, restrain

(transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

(transitive) To couple.

(figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

Synonyms: restrain, restrict, obligate

(law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.

(law) To place under legal obligation to serve.

Synonym: indenture

(transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.

(transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.

(transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.

Synonyms: bandage, dress

(transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.

(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.

(transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.

(transitive, computer programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.

(UK, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.

Noun

bind (plural binds)

That which binds or ties.

A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.

Synonym: Thesaurus:difficult situation

Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.

(music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

(chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.

The indurated clay of coal mines.

Anagrams

• INBD

Source: Wiktionary

Bind, v. t. [imp. Bound; p. p. Bound, formerly Bounden; p. pr. & vb. n. Binding.] Etym: [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. (for ) cable, and L. offendix. sq. root90.]

1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams. He bindeth the floods from overflowing. Job xxviii. 11. Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years. Luke xiii. 16.

3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.

4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.

5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.

6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.

7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.

8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other. Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. Milton.

9. (Law) (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant. Abbott. (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service. To bind over, to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.

– To bind to, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife.

– To bind up in, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in.

Syn.

– To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.

Bind, v. i.

1. To tie; to confine by any ligature. They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak.

2. To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat. Mortimer.

3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

4. To exert a binding or restraining influence. Locke.

Bind, n.

1. That which binds or ties.

2. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.

3. (Metal.)

Definition: Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron. Kirwan.

4. (Mus.)

Definition: A ligature or tie for grouping notes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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