bind :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

bind

n. something that hinders as if with bonds

bind

v. provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"

bind

v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

bind

v. to assign the address of a machine to a symbolic or logical reference

bind

v. to connect modules together

bind

v. to associate a value or a type to a variable or parameter

tie, bind

v. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

bind, bandage

v. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

constipate, bind

v. cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"

tie down, tie up, bind, truss

v. secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"

oblige, bind, hold, obligate

v. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"

bind, tie, attach, bond

v. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

There are no items for this category

pack, bundle, wad, compact

v. compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"

squeeze

v. press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

constipate, bind

v. cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"

connect, link, tie, link up

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

bond, bring together, draw together

v. bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"

stick

v. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"

lodge, wedge, stick, deposit

v. put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

squeeze

v. press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

bind

v. provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"

chain

v. fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"

manacle, cuff, handcuff

v. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

commit, practice

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

obligate

v. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

enact, reenact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

exert, exercise

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

There are no items for this category

unbind

v. untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"

untie, unbrace, unlace

v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"

unfasten

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

dislodge, free

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

unfasten

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

unfasten

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!