bind

Noun
  1. Something that hinders as if with bonds (synset 105697606)
    hypernym: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Verb
  1. Stick to firmly (synset 201359453)
    "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
    hypernym: attach - become attached
    hyponym: bind - form a chemical bond with
    synonym: adhere, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to
    verb group: adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
  2. Create social or emotional ties (synset 202543752)
    "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
    hypernym: relate - have or establish a relationship to
    hyponym:
    • fixate - attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
    • befriend - become friends with
    synonym: attach, bond, tie
  3. Make fast;
    Tie or secure, with or as if with a rope (synset 201305902)
    "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
    hypernym: attach - cause to be attached
    hyponym:
  4. Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose (synset 201306207)
    hypernym: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
    synonym: bandage
  5. Secure with or as if with ropes (synset 201289516)
    "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
    entail: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
    hypernym: confine, constrain, hold, restrain - to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
    hyponym:
    synonym: tie down, tie up, truss
  6. Bind by an obligation;
    Cause to be indebted (synset 200886738)
    "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
    hypernym: relate - have or establish a relationship to
    hyponym:
    • pledge - bind or secure by a pledge
    • article - bind by a contract; especially for a training period
    • indent, indenture - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
    • tie down - restrain from independence by an obligation
    synonym: hold, obligate, oblige
  7. Provide with a binding (synset 201338486)
    "bind the books in leather"
    hypernym: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    hyponym: rebind - provide with a new binding
  8. Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord (synset 201288043)
    "They tied their victim to the chair"
    hypernym: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
    hyponym:
    • gag, muzzle - tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
    • retie - tie again or anew
    • bind off, tie up - finish the last row
    • loop - fasten or join with a loop
    • cord - bind or tie with a cord
    • lash together - bind together with a cord or rope
    • truss - tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
    • leash, rope - fasten with a rope
    • strap - tie with a strap
    • knot - tie or fasten into a knot
    • lash - bind with a rope, chain, or cord
    • band - bind or tie together, as with a band
    • lace, lace up - draw through eyes or holes
    synonym: tie
  9. Form a chemical bond with (synset 200568368)
    "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
    domain category: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    hypernym: adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to - stick to firmly
    hyponym: ligate - bind chemically
  10. Cause to be constipated (synset 200074311)
    "These foods tend to constipate you"
    hypernym: indispose - cause to feel unwell
    hyponym: obstipate - constipate severely
    synonym: constipate

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