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Meaning
Verb
●
To
tie
; to
confine
by any ligature.
●
To
cohere
or
stick together
in a mass.
●
To be
restrained
from
motion
, or from
customary
or natural
action
, as by friction.
●
To
exert
a
binding
or
restraining
influence.
●
To
tie
or
fasten
tightly
together, with a
cord
,
band
,
ligature
,
chain
, etc.
●
To
confine
,
restrain
, or
hold
by physical
force
or influence of any kind.
●
To couple.
●
To
oblige
,
restrain
, or
hold
, by
authority
, law,
duty
,
promise
,
vow
,
affection
, or other social tie.
●
In Law:
To
put
(a person) under
definite
legal
obligation
s, especially, under the
obligation
of a
bond
or covenant.
●
In Law:
To place under
legal
obligation
to serve.
●
To
protect
or
strengthen
by
applying
a band
or
binding
, as the
edge
of a
carpet
or garment.
●
To
make fast
(a
thing
) about or upon something, as by
tying
; to
encircle
with something.
●
To
cover
,
as with
a bandage.
●
To
prevent
or
restrain
from
customary
or natural
action
, as by
producing
constipation.
●
To
put together
in a
cover
,
as of
books.
●
In Chemistry:
To make two or more
elements
stick
together.
●
In Programming:
To
associate
an
identifier
with a value; to
associate
a
variable
name
, method
name
, etc. with the
content
of a
storage
location.
●
In Programming:
To process one or more
object
modules
into an
executable
program.
●
In British English:
To
complain
; to
whine
about something.
●
In LGBT & Transgender:
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
●
That which
binds
or ties.
●
A
troublesome
situation
; a problem; a
predicament
or quandary.
●
Any
twining
or
climbing
plant
or
stem
, especially a
hop
vine
; a bine.
●
In Music:
A
ligature
or
tie
for
grouping
notes.
●
In Chess:
A strong
grip
or
stranglehold
on a
position
, which is
difficult
for the
opponent
to break.
●
The
indurated
clay
of
coal
mines.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bind
English
bindan
English
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Fetter
Tie
Fasten
Restrain
Restrict
Obligate
Indenture
Bandage
Dress
Link
Join
Knot
Rope
Bound
Curb
Make Fast
Difficult Situation
More
Related
Attach
Connect
Fasten
Activate
Shackle
Entangle
Hold
Adsorb
Cleave
Stick
Tether
Transpose
Reassign
Helix
Attaches
Glue
Lock
Adhere
Conjugate
Interact
Dissolve
Toggle
Assign
React
Mix
Constrain
Dissociate
Polymerize
Inhibit
Convert
Remap
Oxidize
Fuse
Absorb
Pull
Immobilize
Chelate
Isolate
Switch
Reposition
Phosphorylate
Molecule
Clump
Release
Penetrate
Solubilize
Relate
Hydrolyze
Contract
Trap
Associate
Proteins
Loop
Transfer
Protein
Translocate
Tangle
Relationship
Glycoprotein
Reattach
Form
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Rhymes
Find
Wind
Mind
Rind
Hind
Kind
Bind
Grind
Blind
Amind
Wined
Lined
Twined
Remind
Whined
Unwind
Unmind
Brined
Crined
Unbind
Unkind
Rewind
Spined
Mankind
Aligned
Unlined
Defined
Inclined
Assigned
Resigned
Entwined
Combined
Designed
Declined
Enshrined
Realigned
Redefined
Humankind
Re-Signed
Misaligned
Unassigned
Redesigned
Undermined
Underlined
Uninclined
Reassigned
Intertwined
Undersigned
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