bind
bind
/baɪnd/
tie with rope/cloth
1 transitive (formal) to tie somebody/something with rope, string, etc. so that they/it cannot move or are held together strongly bind somebody/something to something She was bound to a chair.
bind somebody/something together They bound his hands together.
bind somebody/something He was left bound and gagged (= tied up and with a piece of cloth tied over his mouth).
The sails are bound to the mast with cord.
She found herself bound hand and foot.
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
preposition
to
with
phrases
bind and gag somebody
bind somebody hand and foot
2 transitive bind something (up) (formal) to tie a long thin piece of cloth around something She bound up his wounds.
form united group
3 transitive to make people, organizations, etc. feel united so that they live or work together more happily or effectively bind A (and B) (together) Organizations such as schools and clubs bind a community together.
bind A to B She thought that having his child would bind him to her forever.
make somebody do something
bind somebody (to something) He had been bound to secrecy (= made to promise not to tell people about something).
bind somebody to do something The agreement binds her to repay the debt within six months.
Collocations
adverb
stick together
bind (together) Add an egg yolk to make the mixture bind.
bind something (together) Add an egg yolk to bind the mixture together.
book
two volumes bound in leather
Collocations
phrases
be beautifully bound
be handsomely bound
be richly bound
sew edge
7 transitive, often passive bind something (with something) to sew a piece of material to the edge of something to decorate it or to make it stronger The blankets were bound with satin.
Collocations
adverb
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
bind
/baɪnd/
an annoying situation that is often difficult to avoid
Word Origin
Old English bindan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German binden, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bandh.