Bind - English meaning
baɪnd
| 1 form | Bind |
| 2 form | Bound |
| 3 form | Bound |
Bind – definitions in English dictionary
verbTie or fasten (something) tightly together.
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They bound her hands and feetSynonims:
TieTie upFasten (together)Hold togetherSecureMake fastAttachRopeStrapLashTrussTetherHitchChainFetterPinionShackleHobbleMoorverbStick together or cause to stick together in a single mass.
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Mix the flour with the coconut and enough egg white to bind themSynonims:
StickCohereverbCause (people) to feel united.
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It's music that has bound us togetherSynonims:
UniteJoinBondKnit togetherDraw togetherYoke togetherverbImpose a legal or contractual obligation on.
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A party who signs a document will normally be bound by its termsverbFix together and enclose (the pages of a book) in a cover.
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A small, fat volume, bound in red moroccoverbTrim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip.
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A frill with the edges bound in a contrasting colourSynonims:
TrimHemEdgeBorderFringeRimBandFinishPurfleverb(of a quantifier) be applied to (a given variable) so that the variable falls within its scope. for example, in an expression of the form ‘for every x, if x is a dog, x is an animal’, the universal quantifier is binding the variable x.
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In two studies in which readers' eye movements were recorded, we examined the processing of pronoun…verb(of a rule or set of grammatical conditions) determine the relationship between (coreferential noun phrases).
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This has the consequence that where a coreferential or bound zero anaphor may occur, the use of an …
nounA problematical situation.
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He is in a bind that gets worse with every passing minuteSynonims:
PredicamentAwkward situationQuandaryDilemmaPlightDifficult situationCleft stickMessQuagmireImpasseDouble bindSpotTight spotHolenounA statutory constraint.
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The moral bind of the lawnounAnother term for tie.
nounAnother term for bine.
verbTo tie someone or something tightly, or to fasten things together
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The room was full of wooden boxes bound with twisted wire., fig. the club is home to a mix of peopl…
verbIf a legal agreement or official decision binds someone, it forces them to do something or to keep a promise
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Bind sb to do sth the contracts bind investors to maintain the road., be bound to sth we are bound …
verbTo tie something or someone tightly or to fasten something
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They bound the packages with brightly coloured ribbon., bind together the two broken ends., the pri…
verbTo tie something around a part of the body, especially a part that is damaged
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He had already bound the child's arm when i arrived.
verbTo sew or stick material along the edges of something such as a jacket, in order to make it stronger or to decorate it
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The edges of the carpet are bound to stop them fraying.
verbTo make separate pieces of paper into a book
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There are several different ways to bind a book, for example you can stitch or stick the pages toge…
verb(used especially in cooking) to make a mixture stick together in a solid mass, or to be made to stick together like this
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Add enough water to bind everything together., the mixture wouldn't bind.
verbTo combine with something by a chemical bond (= the force holding atoms together in a molecule), or to be combined like this
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Protein's ability to bind iron may enhance iron absorption in the body., the tissue cells will bind…
verbTo unite people or to make them feel that they share something
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The things that bind them together are greater than their differences., "we have one country, one c…
verbTo make your chest appear flatter by wrapping it very tightly with a piece of cloth or a binder (= a special piece of clothing used for this purpose) that helps hold your breasts flat
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I'm non-binary and have been binding for a year now., he uses a tight sports bra to bind., it is cr…
nounA difficult or annoying situation in which you are prevented from acting as you might like
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Having to visit her every week is a terrible bind., borrowing money may put you in a real bind.
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Word origin
Old English bindan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German binden, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bandh .
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