bind Sentence Examples
- She used a ribbon to bind the pages of her journal together.
- The glue failed to bind the pieces of broken pottery back together.
- They signed a contract to legally bind their agreement.
- The magician performed a trick where he seemed to bind himself with chains.
- A strong sense of duty bound him to his family, despite the challenges they faced.
- The cold weather caused the wet clothes to freeze and bind together.
- His promise to help his friend in need bound him to her side.
- The community was bound by shared values and traditions.
- She felt a sense of responsibility that bound her to the task.
- The treaty was intended to bind the two nations together in peace.
bind Meaning
bind (n)
something that hinders as if with bonds
bind (v)
stick to firmly
create social or emotional ties
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
secure with or as if with ropes
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
provide with a binding
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
form a chemical bond with
cause to be constipated
bind (v. t.)
To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service.
bind (v. i.)
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat.
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
bind (n.)
That which binds or ties.
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.
Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron.
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
Synonyms & Antonyms of bind
FAQs About the word bind
something that hinders as if with bonds, stick to firmly, create social or emotional ties, make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope, wrap around with
constrain, enchain,tie, handcuff, hamper, shackle, confine, fasten, manacle, restrict
release, unbind, loose, unbind, untie, undo, emancipate, release, rescue, emancipate
She used a ribbon to bind the pages of her journal together.
The glue failed to bind the pieces of broken pottery back together.
They signed a contract to legally bind their agreement.
The magician performed a trick where he seemed to bind himself with chains.
