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bind

  [bahynd] verb, bound, bind⋅ing, noun
Use binding off 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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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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: 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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Science Dictionary
bind   (bīnd)  Pronunciation Key 
To combine with, form a bond with, or be taken up by a chemical or chemical structure. An enzyme, for example, is structured in such a way as to be able to bind with its substrate.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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