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Noun
S:
(n)
bind (bind%1:09:00::)
(something that hinders as if with bonds)
Verb
S:
(v)
adhere (adhere%2:35:00::)
,
hold fast (hold_fast%2:35:00::)
,
bond (bond%2:35:00::)
,
bind (bind%2:35:06::)
,
stick (stick%2:35:00::)
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stick to (stick_to%2:35:03::)
(stick to firmly)
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
S:
(v)
bind (bind%2:41:01::)
,
tie (tie%2:41:01::)
,
attach (attach%2:41:03::)
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bond (bond%2:41:13::)
(create social or emotional ties)
"The grandparents want to bond with the child"
S:
(v)
bind (bind%2:35:00::)
(make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope)
"The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
S:
(v)
bind (bind%2:35:08::)
,
bandage (bandage%2:35:03::)
(wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)
S:
(v)
tie down (tie_down%2:35:00::)
,
tie up (tie_up%2:35:00::)
,
bind (bind%2:35:07::)
,
truss (truss%2:35:02::)
(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 (oblige%2:32:00::)
,
bind (bind%2:32:00::)
,
hold (hold%2:32:13::)
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obligate (obligate%2:32:00::)
(bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted)
"He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
S:
(v)
bind (bind%2:35:02::)
(provide with a binding)
"bind the books in leather"
S:
(v)
tie (tie%2:35:00::)
,
bind (bind%2:35:01::)
(fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
"They tied their victim to the chair"
S:
(v)
bind (bind%2:30:09::)
(form a chemical bond with)
"The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
S:
(v)
constipate (constipate%2:29:00::)
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bind (bind%2:29:00::)
(cause to be constipated)
"These foods tend to constipate you"