bind

bind  (bnd)

v. bound (bound), bind·ing, binds

v.tr.

1. To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord.

2. To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon.

3. To bandage: bound up their wounds.

4. To hold or restrain with or as if with bonds.

5. To compel, obligate, or unite: bound by a deep sense of duty; bound by a common interest in sports.

6. Law To place under legal obligation by contract or oath.

7. To make certain or irrevocable: bind the deal with a down payment.

8. To apprentice or indenture: was bound out as a servant.

9. To cause to cohere or stick together in a mass: Bind the dry ingredients with milk and eggs.

10. To enclose and fasten (a book or other printed material) between covers.

11. To furnish with an edge or border for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation.

12. To constipate.

13. Chemistry To combine with, form a chemical bond with, or be taken up by, as an enzyme with its substrate.

v.intr.

1. To tie up or fasten something.

2. To stick or become stuck: applied a lubricant to keep the moving parts from binding.

3. To be uncomfortably tight or restricting, as clothes.

4. To become compact or solid; cohere.

5. To be compelling or unifying: the ties that bind.

6. Chemistry To combine chemically or form a chemical bond.

n.

1.

a. The act of binding.

b. The state of being bound.

c. Something that binds.

d. A place where something binds: a bind halfway up the seam of the skirt.

2. Informal A difficult, restrictive, or unresolvable situation: found themselves in a bind when their car broke down.

3. Music A tie, slur, or brace.

Phrasal Verbs:

bind off

To cast off in knitting.

bind over Law

To hold on bail or place under bond.

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[Middle English binden, from Old English bindan; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bind [baɪnd]

vb binds, binding, bound

1. to make or become fast or secure with or as if with a tie or band

2. (tr; often foll by up) to encircle or enclose with a band to bind the hair

3. (tr) to place (someone) under obligation; oblige

4. (Law) (tr) to impose legal obligations or duties upon (a person or party to an agreement)

5. (tr) to make (a bargain, agreement, etc.) irrevocable; seal

6. (tr) to restrain or confine with or as if with ties, as of responsibility or loyalty

7. (Philosophy / Logic) (tr) to place under certain constraints; govern

8. (Medicine) (tr; often foll by up) to bandage or swathe to bind a wound

9. to cohere or stick or cause to cohere or stick egg binds fat and flour

10. to make or become compact, stiff, or hard frost binds the earth

11. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)

a.  (tr) to enclose and fasten (the pages of a book) between covers

b.  (intr) (of a book) to undergo this process

12. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to provide (a garment, hem, etc.) with a border or edging, as for decoration or to prevent fraying

13. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (tr; sometimes foll by out or over) to employ as an apprentice; indenture

14. (intr) Slang to complain

15. (Philosophy / Logic) (tr) Logic to bring (a variable) into the scope of an appropriate quantifier See also bound¹ [9]

n

1. something that binds

2. the act of binding or state of being bound

3. Informal a difficult or annoying situation

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) another word for bine

5. (Music, other) Music another word for tie [17]

6. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining clay between layers of coal

7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) Fencing a pushing movement with the blade made to force one's opponent's sword from one line into another

8. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Chess a position in which one player's pawns have a hold on the centre that makes it difficult for the opponent to advance there See also bind over

[Old English bindan; related to Old Norse binda, Old High German bintan, Latin offendix band², Sanskrit badhnāti he binds]

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bind  (bnd)

To combine with, form a bond with, or be taken up by a chemical or chemical structure. An enzyme, for example, is structured in such a way as to be able to bind with its substrate.

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Bind a unit of measurement for salmon or eels.

Examples: bind of eels [ten strike or sticks, i.e., 250 eels], 1667; bind of salmon [fourteen gallons].

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bind - something that hinders as if with bonds deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, check - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Verb	1.	bind - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere bind - form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
	2.	bind - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" bond, attach, tie relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" fixate - attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
	3.	bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" attach - cause to be attached swaddle, swathe - wrap in swaddling clothes; "swaddled the infant" encircle, gird - bind with something round or circular cement - make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship" unbind - untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
	4.	bind - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose bandage fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	5.	bind - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" tie down, tie up, truss chain up - tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners" faggot up, fagot, faggot - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" faggot, fagot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them hog-tie - tie together somebody's limbs; "The prisoner was hog-tied" restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
	6.	bind - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" oblige, obligate, hold pledge - bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence" article - bind by a contract; especially for a training period indenture, indent - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" tie down - restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work" relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"
	7.	bind - provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" rebind - provide with a new binding; "The tattered old book is valuable and we need to rebind it"
	8.	bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" tie gag, muzzle - tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" retie - tie again or anew; "retie the string and make it strong enough now" bind off, tie up - finish the last row loop - fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt" cord - bind or tie with a cord lash together - bind together with a cord or rope; "Lash together these barrels!" truss - tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it leash, rope - fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" strap - tie with a strap knot - tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces" lash - bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse" band - bind or tie together, as with a band fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" lace up, lace - draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"
	9.	bind - form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions ligate - bind chemically; "The enzyme ligated" bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
	10.	bind - cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" constipate indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed" obstipate - constipate severely

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bind

verb

1. unite, join, link, consolidate, unify It is the threat of persecution that binds them together.

2. oblige, make, force, require, engage, compel, prescribe, constrain, necessitate, impel, obligate The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence.

3. tie, unite, join, stick, secure, attach, wrap, rope, knot, strap, lash, glue, tie up, hitch, paste, fasten, truss, make fast Bind the ends of the card together with thread.
tie free, release, undo, loosen, untie, unfasten, unbind

4. restrict, limit, handicap, confine, detain, restrain, hamper, inhibit, hinder, impede, hem in, keep within bounds or limits All are bound by the same strict etiquette.

5. trim, finish, edge, border Each volume is bound in bright-coloured stock.

6. fuse, join, stick, bond, cement, adhere These compounds bind with genetic material in the liver.

7. bandage, cover, dress, wrap, swathe, encase Her mother bound the wound with a rag soaked in iodine.

8. edge, finish, border, trim, hem Bind the edges of the blind with braid or fringing.

noun

(Informal) edge, inconvenience, hassle (informal), drag (informal), spot (informal), difficulty, bore, dilemma, pest, hot water (informal) It is expensive to buy and a bind to carry home. nuisance, uphill (S. African), predicament, annoyance, quandary, pain in the neck (informal), pain in the arse (taboo informal), pain in the backside, pain in the butt (informal)

Translations

bind [baɪnd] (bound (pt, pp))

A. VT

1. (= tie together) → atar; (= tie down, make fast) → sujetar (fig) → unir (to a) bound hand and foot → atado de pies y manos

2. (= encircle) → rodear (with de) → ceñir (with con, de)

3. [+ wound, arm etc] → vendar; [+ bandage] → enrollar

4. (Sew) [+ material, hem] → ribetear (Agr) [+ corn] → agavillar

5. [+ book] → encuadernar

6. (= oblige) to bind sb to sth → obligar a algn a cumplir con algo
to bind sb to do sth → obligar a algn a hacer algo
to bind sb as an apprentice to → poner a algn de aprendiz con
see also bound ¹

7. (Culin) → unir, trabar

B. VI [cement etc] → cuajarse; [parts of machine] → trabarse

C. N (Brit) (= nuisance) → lata f
it's a bind → es una lata
what a bind! → ¡qué lata!
to be in a bind → estar en apuros
the bind is that → el problema es que ...

bind on VT + ADV → prender

bind over VT + ADV (Brit) (Jur) → obligar a comparecer ante el magistrado
to bind sb over for six months → conceder a algn la libertad bajo fianza durante seis meses
to bind sb over to keep the peace → exigir a algn legalmente que no reincida

bind together VT + ADV (lit) → atar (fig) → unir

bind up VT + ADV

1. [+ wound] → vendar

2. to be bound up in [+ work, research etc] → estar absorto en
to be bound up with (= connected to) → estar estrechamente ligado or vinculado a

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bind [ˈbaɪnd] [bound] [ˈbaʊnd] (pt, pp)

vt

(= tie) → attacher
to bind one thing to another (= fix) → attacher une chose à une autre (= unite) → unir une chose à une autre
to bind together [+ things] → lier; [+ people] → unir

[+ book] → relier

(= oblige) [treaty, contract] → obliger
to be legally bound to do sth → être contraint(e) par la loi à faire qch

n (= drag) it's a bind → c'est casse-pieds >
it's a terrible bind to → c'est vraiment casse-pieds de ...

bind over

vt sep (LAW) → mettre en liberté conditionnelle
to bind sb over to keep the peace → relaxer qn à condition qu'il ne trouble pas l'ordre public

bind up

vt sep

[+ wound] → panser

to be bound up in [person] [+ work, research] → être complètement absorbé(e) par; [thing] (= involved) → être étroitement lié(e) à

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bind pret, ptp <bound>

vt

(= make fast, tie together) → binden (→ to an +acc); person → fesseln; (fig) → verbinden (to mit); bound hand and foot → an Händen und Füßen gefesselt or gebunden; the emotions which bind her to him → ihre emotionale Bindung an ihn

(= tie round) wound, arm etc → verbinden; bandage → wickeln, binden; artery → abbinden; (for beauty) waist → einschnüren; feet → einbinden or -schnüren; hair → binden

(= secure edge of) material, hem → einfassen

book → binden

(= oblige: by contract, promise) to bind somebody to something → jdn an etw (acc) → binden, jdn zu etw verpflichten; to bind somebody to do something → jdn verpflichten, etw zu tun; to bind somebody as an apprentice → jdn in die Lehre geben (to zu) ? bound³

(Med) bowels → verstopfen

(= make cohere, Cook) → binden

vi

(= cohere: cement etc) → binden; stop the soil binding by adding some compost → lockern Sie den Boden mit Kompost; the clay soil tended to bind → der Lehmboden war ziemlich schwer or klebte ziemlich; the grass should help the soil bind → das Gras sollte den Boden festigen

(Med, food) → stopfen

(= stick: brake, sliding part etc) → blockieren

n (inf)

in a bind → in der Klemme (inf)

to be (a bit of) a bind (Brit) → recht lästig sein

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bind [baɪnd] (bound (vb: pt, pp))

1. vt

a. (tie together, make fast) → legare (fig) → legare, unire (Culin) → legare (Sewing) (seam) → orlare; (book) → rilegare
bound hand and foot → legato/a mani e piedi

b. (encircle) → avvolgere; (wound, arm) → fasciare, bendare

c. (oblige) to bind sb to sth/to do sth → obbligare qn a qc/a fare qc

2. n (fam) (nuisance) → scocciatura

bind together vt + adv (sticks) → legare (insieme) (fig) → unire

bind over vt + adv (Law) → dare la condizionale a

bind up vt + adv (wound) → fasciare, bendare
to be bound up in (work, research) → essere completamente assorbito/a da
to be bound up with (person) → dedicarsi completamente a

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bind [baɪnd] (bound (vb: pt, pp))

1. vt

a. (tie together, make fast) → legare (fig) → legare, unire (Culin) → legare (Sewing) (seam) → orlare; (book) → rilegare
bound hand and foot → legato/a mani e piedi

b. (encircle) → avvolgere; (wound, arm) → fasciare, bendare

c. (oblige) to bind sb to sth/to do sth → obbligare qn a qc/a fare qc

2. n (fam) (nuisance) → scocciatura

bind together vt + adv (sticks) → legare (insieme) (fig) → unire

bind over vt + adv (Law) → dare la condizionale a

bind up vt + adv (wound) → fasciare, bendare
to be bound up in (work, research) → essere completamente assorbito/a da
to be bound up with (person) → dedicarsi completamente a

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bind

v bind [baind]

1 to tie up The doctor bound up the patient's leg with a bandage; The robbers bound up the bank manager with rope. verbind, vasbind يَرْبِطُ ، يوثِقُ връзвам ovázat, (s)vázat forbinde; binde binden (περι)δένω atar, amarrar kinni siduma بستن sitoa lier לִקְשוֹר बांधना vezati, povezati (meg)köt; bekötöz mengikat binda (um) fasciare; legare 縛る 묶다 aprišti, surišti []siet; apsiet; piesiet (ver)binden binde, forbinde wiązać amarrar a lega перевязывать; связывать (z)viazať, obviazať povezati, zvezati vezati binda มัด bağlamak 綁住 зв'язувати; перев'язувати باندھنا ، پٹی باندھنا băng bó; trói 捆绑

2 to fasten together and put a cover on the pages of (a book) Bind this book in leather. inbind يُجَلِّدُ(كِتابا) подвързвам svázat indbinde binden βιβλιοδετώ encuadernar köitma جلد کردن؛ صحافی کردن sitoa kirja relier לִכּרוֹך जिल्दसाजी करना uvezati beköt menjilid binda (inn) rilegare 製本する 동여매다 įrišti iesiet (grāmatu) jilid binden binde inn oprawić encadernar a lega переплетать (книгу) zviazať vezati povezati binda in ผูก ciltlemek 裝訂(書) оправляти, переплітати جِلد باندھنا đóng (sách) 装订（书）

n binding

the covering in which the leaves of a book are fixed leather binding. omlegsel جِلْدَه، غِلاف подвързия vazba indbinding der Einband κάλυμμα, δέσιμο βιβλίου encuadernación köide جلد kirjansidonta reliure כּרִיכָה कवर uvez kötés jilid bókband rilegatura 装丁 묶기 įrišimas iesējums menjilid band innbinding, bokbind oprawa encadernação copertă переплёт väzba vezava povez bindning ปกหนังสือ cilt 封面 палітурка, оправа جِلد bìa sách 封皮

-bound

(as part of a word) prevented from making progress by a particular thing The ship was fogbound. beperk مَمْنوع، مَرْبوط، مُلْزَم ограничение uvázlý, zadržený v -bundet festgehalten ακινητοποιημένος, δεμένος λόγω retenido por -vangis محدود به؛ بسته sidottu retenu (par) מוּגבָּל ע”י- नियंत्रित okovan (meg)kötött, akadályozott terhalang, terhambat bundinn(af); –tepptur bloccato da ～に閉ざされた 갇힌 sulaikytas, sustabdytas pakļauts; saistīts tergendala vastzittend in -bundet, –fast wstrzymywany, opóźniany czymś impedido reţinut (de) задержавшийся из-за чего-л., звдержанный чем-л. zadržaný (čím), uviaznutý v zadržan -sprečen fast, bunden ขีดจำกัด ...kapalı kalmış, hapis kalmış 受...阻礙(後綴) зв'язаний پابند ہونا ، رکنا (từ ghép) ngăn ngừa sự tiến triển ...限制(后缀)