bind

/baind/
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bind

The librarian will bind the old book with a new leather cover.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To tie or fasten securely: To use rope, string, or another material to make something or someone secure.
    • To constrain or obligate: To impose a legal, moral, or emotional obligation on someone.
    • To unite or hold together: To cause separate elements to cohere or form a single unit, often through a chemical or emotional connection.
    • To make constipated: To cause difficulty in bowel movements.
    • To cover or enclose by wrapping: To wrap something with a material.

  2. Noun:

    • A source of restriction or difficulty: Something that confines, restricts, or creates a feeling of constraint.
Examples

  • Verb:

    • Please bind these old newspapers with twine. (To tie securely)
    • The contract will bind you to the terms for three years. (To obligate)
    • Shared experiences can bind a community together. (To unite emotionally)
    • Some medications can bind the patient. (To cause constipation)
    • She will bind the book in leather. (To cover by wrapping)

  • Noun:

    • He felt the bind of his financial debts. (A source of restriction)
Advanced Usage

  • "to bind oneself to something": To make a formal or solemn promise to do something.

    • The knight bound himself to the king's service.

  • "in a bind": In a difficult situation with limited options.

    • Missing the bus put me in a real bind.
Variants and Related Words

  • Binder (n): A cover for holding loose sheets or a substance that causes adhesion.

    • She put the reports in a three-ring binder.

  • Binding (adj/n): Creating an obligation (adj); the cover of a book or a strip used for edging (n).

    • The agreement is legally binding. The book has a leather binding.

  • Bound (adj/v): The past tense and past participle of 'bind'; also meaning obligated or destined.

    • He was bound by his promise. She is bound for success.
Synonyms
  • Fasten: To attach or secure.
  • Obligate: To bind by a legal or moral requirement.
  • Constrict: To make narrow or tight, to restrict.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Bind over: (Legal) To order someone to do something, especially to appear in court or keep the peace.

    • The judge bound him over for trial.

  • Bind up: To bandage or wrap; to consolidate.

    • The nurse will bind up the wound. They decided to bind up the separate reports into one volume.
Related Idioms

  • Bind hand and foot: To restrict someone's freedom completely.

    • The complex regulations bound the company hand and foot.

  • Tie/bind someone's hands: To prevent someone from acting freely.

    • The strict budget binds the manager's hands.
bind

The librarian will bind the old book with a new leather cover.

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

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