Definition of bind

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Bind (v. i.) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction..

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Binder :: Binder (n.) One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service..
Pinion :: Pinion (v. t.) To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms, esp. by binding the arms to the body..
Astrictive :: Astrictive (a.) Binding; astringent.
Commit :: Commit (v. t.) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course..
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..
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..
Ligamentous :: Ligamentous (a.) Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane..
Strap :: Strap (v. t.) To fasten or bind with a strap.
Fusion :: Fusion (v. t.) The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues..
Attachment :: Attachment (n.) The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party..
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
Agate :: Agate (n.) A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing..
Sheave :: Sheave (v. t.) To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect..
Ligature :: Ligature (n.) Anything that binds; a band or bandage.
Objuration :: Objuration (n.) A binding by oath.
Arbor Vine :: Arbor vine () A species of bindweed.
Sacrament :: Sacrament (v. t.) To bind by an oath.
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume..
Promise :: Promise (v. i.) To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration..
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