Bind in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "Bind"

    • That which binds or ties.
    • A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
    • Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
    • (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
    • To connect
    • To couple
    • To put together in a cover, as of books
    • (computing) to associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name with the content of a storage location
    • noun
      That which binds or ties.
    • noun
      A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
    • noun
      Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
    • noun
      (music)
      A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
    • noun
      (chess)
      A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To tie; to confine by any ligature.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To cohere or stick together in a mass.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To exert a binding or restraining influence.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To couple.
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
    • verb
      (law)
      To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
    • verb
      (law)
      To place under legal obligation to serve.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
    • verb
      (transitive, archaic)
      To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cover, as with a bandage.
    • verb
      (transitive, archaic)
      To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To put together in a cover, as of books.
    • verb
      (transitive, chemistry)
      To make two or more elements stick together.
    • verb
      (transitive, computing)
      To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
    • connect
    • couple
    • put together in a cover, as of books
    • To connect a control to a field or group in the data source so that data entered into the control is saved to the corresponding field or group. When a control is unbound, it is not connected to a field or group, and data entered into the control is not saved.
    • bind (e.g. an address)
    • (to) tie up
    • A difficult situation.
    • To sewing together sheets or booklets that make up a book and apply a cover.
    • to confine by any ligature.
    • To stick to firmly.
    • noun
      something that hinders as if with bonds
    • verb
      bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
    • verb
      cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
    • verb
      create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
    • verb
      fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
    • verb
      form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
    • verb
      make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
    • verb
      provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
    • verb
      secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
    • verb
      stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
    • verb
      wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

    Synonyms of "Bind" in English dictionary

    hold, tie down, hindrance are the top synonyms of "Bind" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "Bind" in English dictionary

    untie, unbind are the top antonyms of "Bind" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Bind

    • bind ( third-person singular simple present binds, present participle binding, simple past bound, past participle bound or rarely bounden)
    • bind, bound, bound; he ~s; be ~ing
    • bind ( plural  binds)
    • bind (plural binds)
    • bind (third-person singular simple present binds, present participle binding, simple past bound, past participle bound or (rare) bounden)
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