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bind
(b/aI/nd )

noun (n)

  • something that hinders as if with bonds(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • That which binds or ties.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • stick to firmly(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    adhere, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to
    source: wordnet30
  • create social or emotional ties(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    attach, bond, tie
    source: wordnet30
  • make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The Chinese would bind the feet of their women.
    Antonym:
    unbind
    source: wordnet30
  • wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    bandage
    source: wordnet30
  • secure with or as if with ropes(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    tie down, tie up, truss
    source: wordnet30
  • bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    hold, obligate, oblige
    source: wordnet30
  • provide with a binding(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Bind the books in leather.
    source: wordnet30
  • fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    tie
    Antonym:
    unbrace, unlace, untie
    source: wordnet30
  • form a chemical bond with(verb.change)
    Example:
    The hydrogen binds the oxygen.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to be constipated(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    constipate
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To tie; to confine by any ligature.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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