Main entry: bind
Definition: something that hinders as if with bonds
Main entry: constipate, bind
Definition: cause to be constipated
Usage: These foods tend to constipate you
Main entry: bind
Definition: form a chemical bond with
Usage: The hydrogen binds the oxygen
Main entry: bind, hold, obligate, oblige
Definition: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
Usage: He's held by a contract; I'll hold you by your promise
Definition: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
Usage: They tied their victim to the chair
Main entry: bind, tie down, tie up, truss
Definition: secure with or as if with ropes
Usage: tie down the prisoners; tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
Main entry: bind
Definition: make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
Usage: The Chinese would bind the feet of their women
Definition: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Main entry: bind
Definition: provide with a binding
Usage: bind the books in leather
Main entry: stick, stick to, hold fast, bond, bind, adhere
Definition: stick to firmly
Usage: Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
Main entry: bond, tie, bind, attach
Definition: create social or emotional ties
Usage: The grandparents want to bond with the child