bind

About 7.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To tie; to confine by any ligature.
2. verb To cohere or stick together in a mass.

   We’ll throw it in just to make the cheese more binding.

3. verb To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.

   I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while.

4. verb To exert a binding or restraining influence.

   These are the ties that bind.

5. verb To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

   To bind grain in bundles.

6. verb To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.

   Gravity binds the planets to the sun.

7. verb To couple.
8. verb To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.

   to bind the conscience.

Similar words

tie tie up tie down adhere bandage truss hold oblige stick to constipate

Often followed by

the to them him and themselves us a together

Word family

binding binds bound bounded