BIND





Definition:

  1. [noun] something that hinders as if with bonds

  2. [verb] stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
    Synonyms: adhere, hold fast, bond, stick, stick to

  3. [verb] create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
    Synonyms: tie, attach, bond

  4. [verb] make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

  5. [verb] wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
    Synonyms: bandage

  6. [verb] secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
    Synonyms: tie down, tie up, truss

  7. [verb] bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
    Synonyms: oblige, hold, obligate

  8. [verb] form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"

  9. [verb] provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"

  10. [verb] fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
    Synonyms: tie

  11. [verb] cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
    Synonyms: constipate

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