bind

/ˈbaɪ̯nd/

verb 20
noun 6
forms 10
phrases 4

verb20

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To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- They that reap must sheaf and bind. — 1598
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To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- To bind grain in bundles.
- To bind a prisoner.
To couple.
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To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
- To bind a belt about one.
- To bind a compress upon a wound.
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To cover, as with a bandage.
- To bind up a wound.
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To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- These are the ties that bind.
To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
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To place under legal obligation to serve.
- To bind an apprenticeship.
- To bound out to service.
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(figurative) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- to bind the conscience.
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To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.
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To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- Gravity binds the planets to the sun.
- Frost binds the earth.
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To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
- Certain drugs bind the bowels.
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To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- We’ll throw it in just to make the cheese more binding.
To make two or more elements stick together.
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To put together in a cover, as of books.
- The three novels were bound together.
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To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
- We bind the variable n to the value 2, and xs to "abcd". — 2008
To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
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To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
- I haven't binded since I got my top surgery.
- I hear binder tech has improved since I last bound.
To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
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(dialect, UK) To complain; to whine about something.
- "But it's not much good piling up the pix if I can't sell them." "Oh do stop binding. Think of something. How will we eat, where will we sleep?" — 1980

noun6

That which binds or ties.
A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
The indurated clay of coal mines, or other overlying substances such as sandstone or shale.

forms

binded · bound · boundest · bounden · ybound · ybounden · binding · bindeth · binds · bindest

Phrases with bind