meaning of bind

1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc. ; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
8. Fig. : To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
9. To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
10. To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service.
11. To tie; to confine by any ligature.
12. To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat.
13. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
14. To exert a binding or restraining influence.
15. That which binds or ties.
16. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.
17. Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron.
18. A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
19. BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain bindery A Novell Netware database that contains definitions for entities such as users, groups, and workgroups. The bindery allows the network supervisor to design an organised and secure operating environment based on the individual requirements of each of these entities. The bindery has three components: objects, properties, and property data sets. Objects represent any physical or logical entity, including users, user groups, file servers. Properties are characteristics of each object e. g. passwords, account restrictions, internetwork addresses. Property data sets are the values assigned to an entitys bindery properties. [Netware Version 3. 11 "Concepts" documentation a glossary of Netware-related terms].
20. something that hinders as if with bonds

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