Dictionary definition · bind
noun
- something that hinders as if with bonds
verb
- stick to firmly"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
- create social or emotional ties"The grandparents want to bond with the child"
- make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope"The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
- wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- secure with or as if with ropes"tie down the prisoners"
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted"He's held by a contract"
- provide with a binding"bind the books in leather"
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord"They tied their victim to the chair"
- form a chemical bond with"The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
- cause to be constipated"These foods tend to constipate you"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).