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bind

  [bahynd] verb, bound, bind⋅ing, noun
Use bind in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
2. to encircle with a band or ligature: She bound her hair with a ribbon.
3. to swathe or bandage (often fol. by up): to bind up one's wounds.
4. to fasten around; fix in place by girding: They bound his hands behind him.
5. to tie up (anything, as sheaves of grain).
6. to cause to cohere: Ice bound the soil.
7. to unite by any legal or moral tie: to be bound by a contract.
8. to hold to a particular state, place, employment, etc.: Business kept him bound to the city.
9. to place under obligation or compulsion (usually used passively): We are bound by good sense to obey the country's laws.
10. Law. to put under legal obligation, as to keep the peace or appear as a witness (often fol. by over): This action binds them to keep the peace. He was bound over to the grand jury.
11. to make compulsory or obligatory: to bind the order with a deposit.
12. to fasten or secure within a cover, as a book: They will bind the new book in leather.
13. to cover the edge of, as for protection or ornament: to bind a carpet.
14. (of clothing) to chafe or restrict (the wearer): This shirt binds me under the arms.
15. Medicine/Medical. to hinder or restrain (the bowels) from their natural operations; constipate.
16. to indenture as an apprentice (often fol. by out): In his youth his father bound him to a blacksmith.
–verb (used without object)
17. to become compact or solid; cohere.
18. to be obligatory: an obligation that binds.
19. to chafe or restrict, as poorly fitting garments: This jacket binds through the shoulders.
20. to stick fast, as a drill in a hole.
21. Falconry. (of a hawk) to grapple or grasp prey firmly in flight.
–noun
22. the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
23. something that binds.
24. Music. a tie, slur, or brace.
25. Falconry. the act of binding.
26. Informal. a difficult situation or predicament: This schedule has us in a bind.
—Verb phrase
27. bind off, Textiles. to loop (one stitch) over another in making an edge on knitted fabric.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME binden (v.), OE bindan; c. OHG bintan, ON binda, Goth bindan, Skt bandhati (he) binds

Related forms:
bind⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. gird, attach, tie. 2. confine, restrain. 9. engage, oblige, obligate.

Antonyms:
1. untie.
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bind   (bīnd)   
v.   bound (bound), bind·ing, binds

v.   tr.

  1. To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord.

  2. To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon.

  3. To bandage: bound up their wounds.

  4. To hold or restrain with or as if with bonds.

  5. To compel, obligate, or unite: bound by a deep sense of duty; bound by a common interest in sports.

  6. Law To place under legal obligation by contract or oath.

  7. To make certain or irrevocable: bind the deal with a down payment.

  8. To apprentice or indenture: was bound out as a servant.

  9. To cause to cohere or stick together in a mass: Bind the dry ingredients with milk and eggs.

  10. To enclose and fasten (a book or other printed material) between covers.

  11. To furnish with an edge or border for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation.

  12. To constipate.

  13. Chemistry To combine with, form a chemical bond with, or be taken up by, as an enzyme with its substrate.

v.   intr.

  1. To tie up or fasten something.

  2. To stick or become stuck: applied a lubricant to keep the moving parts from binding.

  3. To be uncomfortably tight or restricting, as clothes.

  4. To become compact or solid; cohere.

  5. To be compelling or unifying: the ties that bind.

  6. Chemistry To combine chemically or form a chemical bond.

n.  

    1. The act of binding.

    2. The state of being bound.

    3. Something that binds.

    4. A place where something binds: a bind halfway up the seam of the skirt.

  2. Informal A difficult, restrictive, or unresolvable situation: found themselves in a bind when their car broke down.

  3. Music A tie, slur, or brace.

Phrasal Verb(s):
bind offTo cast off in knitting.
bind over Law To hold on bail or place under bond.

[Middle English binden, from Old English bindan; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
bind

  1. n.
    a problem; a wrinkle. : Unfortunately, a new bind has slowed down the project.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

bind 
O.E. bindan "to tie up with bonds" (lit. and fig.), also "to make captive, to cover with dressings and bandages" (class III strong verb; past tense band, pp. bunden), from PIE base *bhendh- "to bind" (see bend). Bindery first recorded 1810, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: bind
Pronunciation: 'bInd
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: bound /'baund/; bind·ing
1 a : to make responsible for an obligation (as under a contract) bind the insurer —Railroad I. Mehr> b : to burden with an obligation binding their property —J. H. Friedenthal et al.>
2 : to exert control over : constrain by legal authority bound by precedent>
3 : to bring (an insurance policy) into effect by an oral communication or a binder
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1bind
Pronunciation: 'bInd
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: bound /'baund/;bind·ing
transitivesenses
1 : to wrap up (an injury) with a cloth : BANDAGE <binding up the gashwith clean gauze>
2 : to take up and hold usually by chemical forces : combine with binds water>
3 : to make costive : CONSTIPATE bind intransitive senses
1 a : to form a cohesive mass bind> b : to combine or be taken up especially by chemical action binds to a specificantigen>
2 : to hamper free movement

Main Entry: 2bind
Function: noun
1 : something that binds
2 : the act of binding : the state of being bound —see DOUBLE BIND
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

BIND
Berkeley Internet Name Domain

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

bind

In addition to the idioms beginning with bind, also see in a bind. Also see under bound.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
BIND
Berkeley Internet Name Domain
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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