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bind Definition

• (n) something that hinders as if with bonds
• (v) stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
• (v) create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
• (v) make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
• (v) wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
• (v) secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
• (v) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He''s held by a contract"; "I''ll hold you by your promise"
• (v) form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
• (v) provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
• (v) fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
• (v) cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"

bind Synonyms

• adhere
• attach
• bandage
• bind
• bond
• constipate
• hold
• hold fast
• obligate
• oblige
• stick
• stick to
• tie
• tie down
• tie up
• truss