bind
/bʌɪnd/bind
VERBDefinition of bind
If you bind something put rope or string around it, often many times.
Example: She tied the rope around their hands, binding them tightly together.
If something binds two people or things, it connects them.
Example: Now that he couldn't walk, he was bound to his nurse.
(transitive), (usually passive) If someone is bound by a rule, promise, etc., they must not break it.
Example: The media are not bound by the same rules that govern lawyers.
If two things bind, they stick together.
Example: Carbon binds with oxygen to form carbon dioxide.
If you bind a book, you put it together so the pages stay together.
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EXAMPLESExamples of bind
She tied the rope around their hands, binding them tightly together.
Example sentenceHe bound the books with string and carried them downstairs.
Example sentenceNow that he couldn't walk, he was bound to his nurse.
Example sentenceThe media are not bound by the same rules that govern lawyers.
Example sentenceWhen they join the European Union, they will have to agree to be bound by the European Convention on Human Rights.
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