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"