S: (n) albatross, millstone ((figurative) something that hinders or handicaps) "she was an albatross around his neck"
S: (n) bind (something that hinders as if with bonds)
S: (n) diriment impediment ((canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage))
S: (n) drag (something that slows or delays progress) "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
S: (n) obstacle, obstruction (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted) "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
S: (n) straitjacket (anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines) "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
S: (v) bind, tie, attach, bond (create social or emotional ties) "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
S: (v) bind (make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope) "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
S: (v) bind, bandage (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)
S: (v) tie down, tie up, bind, truss (secure with or as if with ropes) "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
S: (v) oblige, bind, hold, obligate (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted) "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
S: (v) bind (provide with a binding) "bind the books in leather"
S: (v) tie, bind (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord) "They tied their victim to the chair"
S: (v) bind (form a chemical bond with) "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
S: (v) constipate, bind (cause to be constipated) "These foods tend to constipate you"