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 | ||