Definition of bind

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Bind (v. t.) 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..

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Galloon :: Galloon (n.) A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as gold lace..
Binding :: Binding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bin.
Bondstone :: Bondstone (n.) A stone running through a wall from one face to another, to bind it together; a binding stone..
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
Binder :: Binder (n.) Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building..
Wattle :: Wattle (v. t.) To bind with twigs.
Ligate :: Ligate (v. t.) To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
Adjure :: Adjure (v. t.) To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly..
Gouge :: Gouge (n.) A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve..
Prometheus :: Prometheus (n.) The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver..
Sublimable :: Subligation (n.) The act of binding underneath.
Sponsor :: Sponsor (n.) One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety..
Post-obit Bond :: Post-obit bond () A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations..
Handfast :: Handfast (v. t.) To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage..
Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Conjuration :: Conjuration (n.) The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration..
Bond :: Bond (n.) A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship..
Binding :: Binding (n.) The act or process of one who, or that which, binds..
Black Book :: Black book () One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes; -- so called either from the color of the binding, or from the character of the contents..
Astrictive :: Astrictive (a.) Binding; astringent.
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