bind

To bind is defined as to tie or stick together or hold down.

(verb)

See bind in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb bound, binding

to tie together; make fast or tight, as with a rope or band
to hold or restrain as if tied or tied down: bound by convention
to gird or encircle with a belt, girdle, etc.; wrap or fasten around
to bandage: often with up
to make stick together; make cohere
to tighten the bowels of; constipate
to strengthen, secure, or ornament the edges of by a band, as of tape
to fasten together the printed pages of (a book) and enclose them within a protective cover
to secure or make firm (a bargain, contract, etc.)
to obligate by duty, love, etc.
to compel, as by oath, legal restraint, or contract
to make an apprentice of; indenture: often with out or over
to unite or hold, as by a feeling of loyalty or love

Origin: ME binden < OE bindan < IE base *bhendh- > band, bend, Sans badhnti, (he) binds, Goth bindan

intransitive verb

noun

See bind in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb bound bound (bound), bind·ing, binds

verb, transitive

To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord.
To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon.
To bandage: bound up their wounds.
To hold or restrain with or as if with bonds.
To compel, obligate, or unite: bound by a deep sense of duty; bound by a common interest in sports.
Law To place under legal obligation by contract or oath.
To make certain or irrevocable: bind the deal with a down payment.
To apprentice or indenture: was bound out as a servant.
To cause to cohere or stick together in a mass: Bind the dry ingredients with milk and eggs.
To enclose and fasten (a book or other printed material) between covers.
To furnish with an edge or border for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation.
To constipate.
Chemistry To combine with, form a chemical bond with, or be taken up by, as an enzyme with its substrate.

verb, intransitive

To tie up or fasten something.
To stick or become stuck: applied a lubricant to keep the moving parts from binding.
To be uncomfortably tight or restricting, as clothes.
To become compact or solid; cohere.
To be compelling or unifying: the ties that bind.
Chemistry To combine chemically or form a chemical bond.

noun

a. The act of binding.
b. The state of being bound.
c. Something that binds.
d. A place where something binds: a bind halfway up the seam of the skirt.
Informal A difficult, restrictive, or unresolvable situation: found themselves in a bind when their car broke down.
Music A tie, slur, or brace.