bind

Meaning

Verb

1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.
2. To cohere or stick together in a mass.
3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
4. To exert a binding or restraining influence.
5. To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
6. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
7. To couple.
8. To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
9. To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
10. To place under legal obligation to serve.
11. To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
12. To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
13. To cover, as with a bandage.
14. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
15. To put together in a cover, as of books.
16. To make two or more elements stick together.
17. To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
18. To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
19. To complain; to whine about something.
20. To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.

Noun

1. That which binds or ties.
2. A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
3. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
4. A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
5. A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
6. The indurated clay of coal mines.

Concepts

bind

tie

fasten

tie up

join

connect

attach

restrain

link

wrap

bond

secure

tether

tie together

bundle

lash

tie on

fetter

tie down

truss

bandage

oblige

fix

knot

shackle

tighten

associate

stick

adhere

restrict

chain

gird

obligate

moor

confine

coil

ligate

strap

couple

make fast

pack

squeeze

enchain

band

conjoin

pin

bind up

wind round

constipate

hold

hold fast

stick to

string

entwine

binding

weave

commit

wind

control

affix

appoint

determine

set

handcuff

hitch

imprison

manacle

trammel

fold

loop

combine

compel

swathe

nuisance

ligature

league

embroider

seam

sew

stitch

charge

engage

yoke

confuse

roll up

marry

joint

cane

inspan

chain up

unite

hang

obstipate

annoyance

botheration

drag

wrap up

twine

strain

stress

rack

close

coalesce

knit

link up

bundle up

arrest

bunch

bondage

make taut

break open

wind around

stick to the pan

seize up

seize

batten down

fasten down

enclose

attach with a knot

file

ally

detain

crucify

transfix

cleave

clasp

picket

place

round

gird round

string together

thread

order

enfetter

hoop

subdue

tie securely

tie fast

setter

rope

entangle

perplex

roll

ensnare

leash

strap on

gyve

plight

strike a bargain

bale

blue bind

firm clay

hard clay

leck

stiff clay

bonding

conglutination

gluing

affixture

chain connection

coupling

glue

paste

veneer

articulate

association trail

attachment

catenate

catenation

concatenate

concatenation

conjunction

connected

connection

connective

coupled

embody

fastening

fit together

hookup

interconnection

interface

interlinkage

junction

linkage

linking

mate

nexus

siamese

together

bride

hold back

prevent

hold together

bother

chagrin

fuss

hassle

shame

trouble

enfold

furl

gather

gather in

parcel

rake in

shroud

intertwine

plash

implant

bane

parliament

vexation

encumbrance

mental strain

nervous strain

overwork

clinch

dress

lash together

slur

stake

bind over

complect

annex

ascribe

assimilate

bridge

bring together

colligate

comfit

compound

couple on

fuse

immingle

integrate

interconnect

merge

mix

piece

pool

pull together

put through

put together

relate

summate

tee

tie in

totalise

totalize

twin

unify

weld

be stretched tight

blindfold

flex

strech

tense

wind up

have a boner

cover

pin down

plug

tie around

twist around

tie a knot

wrap around

clamp

intermingle

press together

plug in

begin

pawn

start

take up

agree

apply

devote

undertake

fidanzarsi

limit

curb subjugate

about

agreement

around

contract

covenant

simply

treaty

discipline

promise

restraints

restrictions

detention

restriction

wisp

bound

fetters

constrain

jam

seal

form

rope up

anchor

belay

hog-tie

pinion

mortise

splice

shut

tie tightly

bind together

plait

cord

comply

put away

exhaust

mourn

truss up

surround

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baɪnd/

Etymology

From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną (compare West Frisian bine, Dutch binden, Low German binnen, German binden, Danish binde), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéndʰ-e-ti, from *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”).
Compare Welsh benn (“cart”), Latin offendīx (“knot, band”), Lithuanian beñdras (“partner”), Albanian bind (“to convince, to awe, to spell”), Ancient Greek πεῖσμα (peîsma, “cable, rope”), Persian بستن (bastan, “to bind”), Sanskrit बन्धति (bándhati). Doublet of bandana.