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English noun: bind | |||
| 1. | bind (cognition) something that hinders as if with bonds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | ||
English verb: bind | |||
| 1. | bind (contact) stick to firmly | ||
| Samples | Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?. | ||
| Synonyms | adhere, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bind | ||
| Verb group | adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick | ||
| 2. | bind (social) create social or emotional ties | ||
| Samples | The grandparents want to bond with the child. | ||
| Synonyms | attach, bond, tie | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | relate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | befriend, fixate | ||
| 3. | bind (contact) make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope | ||
| Samples | The Chinese would bind the feet of their women. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cement, encircle, gird, swaddle, swathe | ||
| Antonyms | unbind | ||
| 4. | bind (contact) wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose | ||
| Synonyms | bandage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| 5. | bind (contact) secure with or as if with ropes | ||
| Samples | Tie down the prisoners. Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed. | ||
| Examples | They want to bind the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | tie down, tie up, truss | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine, hold, restrain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chain up, faggot, faggot, faggot up, fagot, fagot, hog-tie | ||
| Entail | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| 6. | bind (communication) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted | ||
| Samples | He's held by a contract. I'll hold you by your promise. | ||
| Synonyms | hold, obligate, oblige | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | relate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | article, indent, indenture, pledge, tie down | ||
| 7. | bind (contact) provide with a binding | ||
| Samples | Bind the books in leather. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rebind | ||
| 8. | bind (contact) fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord | ||
| Samples | They tied their victim to the chair. | ||
| Synonyms | tie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | band, bind off, cord, gag, knot, lace, lace up, lash, lash together, leash, loop, muzzle, retie, rope, strap, tie up, truss | ||
| Antonyms | unbrace, unlace, untie | ||
| 9. | bind (change) form a chemical bond with | ||
| Samples | The hydrogen binds the oxygen. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ligate | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 10. | bind (body) cause to be constipated | ||
| Samples | These foods tend to constipate you. | ||
| Synonyms | constipate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indispose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | obstipate | ||
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