ENGLISH: bind - CREOLE: tavhe



Overview of noun bind



The noun bind has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. bind -- (something that hinders as if with bonds)



Overview of verb bind



The verb bind has 10 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)



1. (8) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to -- (stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?")

2. (4) bind, tie, attach, bond -- (create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child")

3. (4) bind -- (make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women")

4. (3) bind, bandage -- (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)

5. (1) tie down, tie up, bind, truss -- (secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed")

6. (1) oblige, bind, hold, obligate -- (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise")

7. (1) bind -- (form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen")

8. bind -- (provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather")

9. tie, bind -- (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair")

10. constipate, bind -- (cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you")

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