bind

Nouns

  • (n) something that hinders as if with bonds

Verbs

  • (v) stick to firmly
    • Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
    bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere,
  • (v) create social or emotional ties
    • The grandparents want to bond with the child
    bond, attach, tie,
  • (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 bandage,
  • (v) secure with or as if with ropes
    • tie down the prisoners
    • tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
    tie down, tie up, truss,
  • (v) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
    • He's held by a contract
    • I'll hold you by your promise
    oblige, obligate, hold,
  • (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
    tie,
  • (v) form a chemical bond with
    • The hydrogen binds the oxygen
  • (v) cause to be constipated
    • These foods tend to constipate you
    constipate,

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

unbind unbrace unlace untie

See also

tie down tie up truss

Words of close approximity

bine
bib bid big bin bit biz
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bindable binder binder board binder's board bindery binding binding energy bind off bind over bindweed