- bind
- bind [bīnd]vt.bound, binding [ME binden < OE bindan < IE base * bhendh- > BAND1, BEND1, Sans badhnā́ti, (he) binds, Goth bindan]1. to tie together; make fast or tight, as with a rope or band2. to hold or restrain as if tied or tied down [bound by convention]3. to gird or encircle with a belt, girdle, etc.; wrap or fasten around4. to bandage: often with up5. to make stick together; make cohere6. to tighten the bowels of; constipate7. to strengthen, secure, or ornament the edges of by a band, as of tape8. to fasten together the printed pages of (a book) and enclose them within a protective cover9. to secure or make firm (a bargain, contract, etc.)10. to obligate by duty, love, etc.11. to compel, as by oath, legal restraint, or contract12. to make an apprentice of; indenture: often with out or over13. to unite or hold, as by a feeling of loyalty or lovevi.1. to do the act of binding2. to be or become tight, hard, or stiff3. to be constricting or restricting4. to stick together5. to be obligatory or binding in forcen.1. anything that binds☆ 2. Informal a difficult or restrictive situation; jam [to be in a bind]3. Music TIE (n. 9)SYN.- TIE——————bind overto put under legal bond to appear at a specified time and place, as before a law court
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.