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bind   (TTS Sound)

The noun bind has 1 sense

• bind -- (something that hinders as if with bonds)

The verb bind has 10 senses

• adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to -- (stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?")


• bind, tie, attach, bond -- (create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child")


• bind -- (make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women")


• bind, bandage -- (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)


• tie down, tie up, bind, truss -- (secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed")


• oblige, bind, hold, obligate -- (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise")


• bind -- (provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather")


• tie, bind -- (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair")


• bind -- (form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen")


• constipate, bind -- (cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you")