bind
IPA: bˈaɪnd
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.
- (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
- (chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
- The indurated clay of coal mines.
verb
- (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- (transitive) To couple.
- (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
- (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
- (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
- (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
- (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
- (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
- (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
- (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
- (transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
- (transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
- (UK, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
- (intransitive, LGBT) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
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