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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bind /baɪnd/USA pronunciation v., bound/baʊnd/USA pronunciation bind•ing, n. v. - to fasten or tie (something) with a string, rope, etc.:[~ + object]She bound her hair with a ribbon.
- to bandage: [~ + object (+ up)]to bind one's wounds (up).[~ + (+ up) + object]to bind (up) his wounds.
- [~ + object] to cause to cohere: Ice bound the soil.
- [~ + object] to unite or join by any tie: to be bound by a contract.
- to place under obligation:[~ + object* usually: be + bound + to]She was bound to secrecy by the oath she took.
- Printing[~] + [object] to fasten or secure (sheets of paper) within a cover: to bind a book in leather.
n. [countable* usually singular] - a difficult situation or predicament: This tight schedule has us in a bind.
bind•a•ble, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bind (bīnd),USA pronunciation v., bound, bind•ing, n. v.t. - to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
- to encircle with a band or ligature:She bound her hair with a ribbon.
- to swathe or bandage (often fol. by up):to bind up one's wounds.
- to fasten around;
fix in place by girding:They bound his hands behind him. - to tie up (anything, as sheaves of grain).
- to cause to cohere:Ice bound the soil.
- to unite by any legal or moral tie:to be bound by a contract.
- to hold to a particular state, place, employment, etc.:Business kept him bound to the city.
- to place under obligation or compulsion (usually used passively):We are bound by good sense to obey the country's laws.
- Lawto put under legal obligation, as to keep the peace or appear as a witness (often fol. by over):This action binds them to keep the peace. He was bound over to the grand jury.
- to make compulsory or obligatory:to bind the order with a deposit.
- Printingto fasten or secure within a cover, as a book:They will bind the new book in leather.
- to cover the edge of, as for protection or ornament:to bind a carpet.
- (of clothing) to chafe or restrict (the wearer):This shirt binds me under the arms.
- Medicineto hinder or restrain (the bowels) from their natural operations;
constipate. - to indenture as an apprentice (often fol. by out):In his youth his father bound him to a blacksmith.
v.i. - to become compact or solid;
cohere. - to be obligatory:an obligation that binds.
- to chafe or restrict, as poorly fitting garments:This jacket binds through the shoulders.
- to stick fast, as a drill in a hole.
- Sport[Falconry.](of a hawk) to grapple or grasp prey firmly in flight.
- Textiles bind off, to loop (one stitch) over another in making an edge on knitted fabric.
n. - the act or process of binding;
the state or instance of being bound. - something that binds.
- Music and Dancea tie, slur, or brace.
- Sport[Falconry.]the act of binding.
- [Informal.]a difficult situation or predicament:This schedule has us in a bind.
- bef. 1000; Middle English binden (verb, verbal), Old English bindan; cognate with Old High German bintan, Old Norse binda, Gothic bindan, Sanskrit bandhati (he) binds
bind′a•ble, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gird, attach, tie.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confine, restrain.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged engage, oblige, obligate.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged untie.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bind /baɪnd/ vb (binds, binding, bound)- to make or become fast or secure with or as if with a tie or band
- (transitive) often followed by up: to encircle or enclose with a band: to bind the hair
- (transitive) to place (someone) under obligation; oblige
- (transitive) to impose legal obligations or duties upon (a person or party to an agreement)
- (transitive) to make (a bargain, agreement, etc) irrevocable; seal
- (transitive) to restrain or confine with or as if with ties, as of responsibility or loyalty
- (transitive) to place under certain constraints; govern
- (transitive) often followed by up: to bandage or swathe
- to cohere or stick or cause to cohere or stick: egg binds fat and flour
- to make or become compact, stiff, or hard: frost binds the earth
- (transitive) to enclose and fasten (the pages of a book) between covers
- (transitive) to provide (a garment, hem, etc) with a border or edging, as for decoration or to prevent fraying
- (tr; sometimes followed by out or over) to employ as an apprentice; indenture
- (intransitive) slang to complain
n - something that binds
- informal a difficult or annoying situation
See also bind overEtymology: Old English bindan; related to Old Norse binda, Old High German bintan, Latin offendix band², Sanskrit badhnāti he binds |