bind meaning and definition

BIND noun

Definition of bind (noun)

1. something that hinders as if with bonds

BIND verb

Definition of bind (verb)

1. stick to firmly
   • "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
   • synonyms: adhere, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to
2. create social or emotional ties
   • "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
   • synonyms: attach, bond, tie
3. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
   • "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
   • antonym: unbind
4. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
   • synonyms: bandage
5. secure with or as if with ropes
   • "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
   • synonyms: tie down, tie up, truss
6. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
   • "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
   • synonyms: hold, obligate, oblige
7. provide with a binding
   • "bind the books in leather"
8. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
   • "They tied their victim to the chair"
   • synonyms: tie
   • antonym: unbrace
9. form a chemical bond with
   • "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
10. cause to be constipated
    • "These foods tend to constipate you"
    • synonyms: constipate