bind over

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 over

vb

(Law) (tr, adverb) to place (a person) under a legal obligation, such as one to keep the peace

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

bind over - order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant was bound over for trial" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

Translations

? bind over

vt sep (Jur) to bind somebody over (to keep the peace) → jdn verwarnen; he was bound over for six months → er bekam eine sechsmonatige Bewährungsfrist