bind (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 11 senses of the word *bind*:
VERB	contact	bind, adhere, hold fast, bond, stick, stick to	stick / stick to firmly
social	bind, tie, attach, bond	create social or emotional ties
contact	bind	make fast
contact	bind, bandage	wrap / wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
contact	bind, tie down, tie up, truss	secure with or as if with ropes
communication	bind, oblige, hold, obligate	bind by an obligation / obligation
contact	bind	provide with a binding
contact	bind, tie	fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
change	bind	form a chemical bond with
body	bind, constipate	cause to be constipated
NOUN	cognition	bind	something that hinders as if with bonds

bind > pronunciation
Sounds	bay'nd
Rhymes	affined ... wind: 39 rhymes with aynd...

English > *bind*: 11 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	Something that hinders as if with bonds.
Broader	hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap	Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Spanish	atar, fastidio, lata, latazo, ligadura, murga
Catalan	enuig, llauna, murga
Verbs	bind	bind by an obligation / obligation

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	stick / stick to firmly.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	adhere, hold fast, bond, stick, stick to
Caused by	affix, stick on	attach to
Narrower	bind	form a chemical bond with
Broader	attach	Become attached
Similar to	cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere	Come or be in close contact with
Spanish	adherirse, adherir, asociarse, atar, encolar, incorporarse, liar, ligarse, pegarse, pegar, unirse, vincular
Catalan	adherir, encolar, enganxar, lligar, vincular
Nouns	binder	something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
Nouns	binding	the capacity to attract and hold something

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	create social or emotional ties.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	tie, attach, bond
Narrower	befriend	Become friends with
Narrower	fixate	attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
Broader	relate	Have or establish a relationship to

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
Narrower	cement	make fast as if with cement
	gird, encircle	Bind with something round or circular
	swaddle, swathe	wrap in swaddling ... / swaddling clothes
Broader	attach	Cause to be attached
Opposite	unbind	untie or unfasten
Spanish	amarrar, atar, sujetar
Catalan	amarrar, lligar, subjectar
Adjectives	bindable	capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
Nouns	binder	something used to tie or bind / bind / bind
Nouns	binder	a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	wrap / wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	bandage
Broader	fasten, fix, secure	Cause to be firmly attached
Spanish	vendar
Catalan	embenar
Adjectives	bindable	capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
Nouns	binding	the act of applying a bandage

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Secure with or as if with ropes.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They want to bind the prisoners
Synonyms	tie down, tie up, truss
Entails	fasten, fix, secure	Cause to be firmly attached
Narrower	chain up	tie up with chains
	faggot, fagot, faggot up	Bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot
	faggot, fagot	Fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them
	hog-tie	Tie together somebody's limbs
Broader	restrain, confine, hold, constrain	To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement
Spanish	atar
Catalan	embolicar
Adjectives	bindable	capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 6, communication
Meaning	Bind by an obligation / obligation; cause to be indebted.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Synonyms	oblige, hold, obligate
Narrower	article	Bind by a contract
	indenture, indent	Bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
	pledge	Bind or secure by a pledge
	tie down	restrain from independence by an obligation / obligation
Broader	relate	Have or establish a relationship to
Spanish	obligar
Catalan	obligar
Nouns	bind	something that hinders as if with bonds

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 7, contact
Meaning	Provide with a binding.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"bind the books in leather"
Narrower	rebind	Provide with a new binding
Broader	cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered
Spanish	encuadernar
Catalan	enquadernar
Nouns	binder	holds loose papers or magazines
	bindery	a workshop where books are bound
	binding	the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
	binding	strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonym	tie
Narrower	band	Bind or tie together, as with a band / band
	cord	Bind or tie with a cord
	gag, muzzle	Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
	knot	Tie or fasten into a knot
	lace, lace up	Draw through eyes or holes
	lash	Bind with a rope, chain, or cord
	lash together	Bind together with a cord or rope
	loop	Fasten or join with a loop
	retie	Tie again or anew
	rope, leash	Fasten with a rope
	strap	Tie with a strap
	tie up, bind off	Finish the last row
	truss	Tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
Broader	fasten, fix, secure	Cause to be firmly attached
Opposite	untie, unbrace, unlace	undo the ties of
Spanish	amarrar, atar, empatar, ligar
Catalan	amarrar, empatar, lligar
Adjectives	bindable	capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
Nouns	binder	a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves

English > *bind*: 11 senses > verb 9, change
Meaning	form a chemical bond with.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Narrower	ligate	Bind chemically
Broader	adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to	stick / stick to firmly
Nouns	binder	something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
Nouns	binding	the capacity to attract and hold something

HyperDic: bind