Bind meaning

What does “bind” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bind” is a noun and verb with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: something that hinders as if with bonds.

bind

noun

  1. something that hinders as if with bonds

verb

  1. stick to firmly

    “Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”

  2. create social or emotional ties

    “The grandparents want to bond with the child”

  3. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

    “The Chinese would bind the feet of their women”

    Oppositesunbind
  4. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

    Synonymsbandage
  5. secure with or as if with ropes

    “tie down the prisoners”

    “tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed”

  6. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

    “He's held by a contract”

    “I'll hold you by your promise”

  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”

    Synonymstie
  9. form a chemical bond with

    “The hydrogen binds the oxygen”

  10. cause to be constipated

    “These foods tend to constipate you”

    Synonymsconstipate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University