bind

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To tie; to confine by any [[ligature]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To cohere or stick together in a mass.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To exert a binding or restraining influence.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[tie]] or [[fasten]] tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[couple]].
8. {{lb|en|figuratively}} To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
9. {{lb|en|law}} To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
10. {{lb|en|law}} To place under legal obligation to serve.
11. {{lb|en|transitive}} To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
12. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} That which [[#Verb|bind]]s or [[tie]]s.
2. {{senseid|en|Q123264650}} {{lb|en|countable}} A [[troublesome]] situation; a [[problem]]; a [[predicament]] or [[quandary]].
3. Any [[twining]] or [[climbing]] [[plant]] or [[stem]], especially a [[hop]] vine; a [[bine]].
4. {{lb|en|music|countable}} A [[ligature]] or [[tie]] for grouping [[note]]s.
5. {{lb|en|chess|countable}} A [[strong]] [[grip]] or [[stranglehold]] on a position, which is [[difficult]] for the [[opponent]] to break.
6. The [[indurated]] [[clay]] of [[coal mine]]s, or other overlying substances such as [[sandstone]] or [[shale]].

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