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| 1. | [ verb ] stick to firmly | |
| Synonyms: | stick_to stick bond hold_fast adhere | |
| Examples: | "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
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| Related terms: | attach cling attachment adhesiveness gummed_label fastener | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope | |
| Examples: | "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
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| Related terms: | unbind attach cement swaddle gird binder | |
| 3. | [ verb ] create social or emotional ties | |
| Synonyms: | bond attach tie | |
| Examples: | "The grandparents want to bond with the child" |
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| Related terms: | relate befriend fixate affiliation alliance | |
| 4. | [ verb ] wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose | |
| Synonyms: | bandage | |
| Related terms: | fasten dressing | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (chemistry) form a chemical bond with | |
| Examples: | "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" |
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| Related terms: | adhere ligate chemistry | |
| 6. | [ verb ] secure with or as if with ropes | |
| Synonyms: | tie_up truss tie_down | |
| Examples: | "tie down the prisoners" "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" |
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| Related terms: | restrain chain_up hog-tie faggot faggot fasten | |
| 7. | [ verb ] bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted | |
| Synonyms: | hold oblige obligate | |
| Examples: | "He's held by a contract' "I'll hold you by your promise" |
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| Related terms: | relate article tie_down pledge indenture obligation obligation | |
| 8. | [ verb ] provide with a binding | |
| Examples: | "bind the books in leather" |
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| Related terms: | cover rebind bindery binder | |
| 9. | [ verb ] To fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord | |
| Synonyms: | tie | |
| Examples: | "They tied their victim to the chair" |
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| Related terms: | untie fasten band strap lash_together retie tie_up knot cord lash lace gag rope truss loop tie_down tie_down binder tier tier tying | |
| 10. | [ verb ] cause to be constipated | |
| Synonyms: | constipate | |
| Examples: | "These foods tend to constipate you" |
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| Related terms: | indispose obstipate constipation | |
| 11. | [ noun ] something that hinders as if with bonds | |
| Related terms: | hindrance oblige | |
| Similar spelling: |
bond boned Bondy Bondi Bonet bounty bonnet bonito Bonita Bonete bonehead Bonnett Bonetti bon_mot |
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