Definition of bind

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Bind (v. t.) 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..

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Constringent :: Constringent (a.) Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing..
Ligamentous :: Ligamentous (a.) Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane..
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume..
Bindweed :: Bindweed (n.) A plant of the genus Convolvulus; as, greater bindweed (C. Sepium); lesser bindweed (C. arvensis); the white, the blue, the Syrian, bindweed. The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed..
Roll :: Roll (n.) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel..
Snood :: Snood (n.) The fillet which binds the hair of a young unmarried woman, and is emblematic of her maiden character..
Clamp :: Clamp (n.) A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen..
Bibliopegic :: Bibliopegic (a.) Relating to the binding of books.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
Bottomry :: Bottomry (n.) A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent, with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and
Bibliopegist :: Bibliopegist (n.) A bookbinder.
Bind :: Bind (n.) Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine..
Astringe :: Astringe (v. t.) To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
Sublimable :: Subligation (n.) The act of binding underneath.
Ligation :: Ligation (n.) The act of binding, or the state of being bound..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book..
Binder :: Binder (n.) One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books..
Loose :: Loose (a.) To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
Bookbindery :: Bookbindery (n.) A bookbinder's shop; a place or establishment for binding books.
Pinion :: Pinion (v. t.) To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings.
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