bind (
http://definr.com/bind)
n : something that hinders as if with bonds
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
[syn:
adhere,
hold fast,
bond,
stick,
stick to]
2: create social or emotional ties [syn:
tie,
bond]
3: make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The
Chinese would bind the feet of their women" [ant:
unbind]
4: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn:
bandage]
5: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"
[syn:
tie down,
tie up,
truss]
6: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a
contract' "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn:
oblige,
hold]
7: form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
8: provide with a binding, as of books
9: To fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied
their victim to the chair" [syn:
tie] [ant:
untie]
10: cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate
you" [syn:
constipate]