āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to bind
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to secure or tie together using ropes or other materials
Transitive: to bind sth | to bind sth to sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To create a bundle, bind the sticks together tightly using a strong cord.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻŋāϞ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϞāĻžāĻ āĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻāϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to consolidate separate elements into a cohesive whole
Transitive: to bind separate elements
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef added breadcrumbs to the meatloaf mixture to bind it.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏā§āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāϏ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž
to tie someone or something to not let them escape or move freely
Transitive: to bind sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She used handcuffs to bind the suspect before placing him under arrest.
āϏ⧠āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻā§ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĢāϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻšāĻžāϤāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to establish or strengthen relationships or emotional attachments between individuals or groups
Transitive: to bind two or more people
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Attending the same school for years bound us as friends, creating lasting memories and bonds.
āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧ⧠āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧā§, āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž
to wrap or secure a wound, injury, or body part with a bandage or similar material
Transitive: to bind an injury or body part
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete sprained his ankle during the game, so the coach quickly bound it with a compression bandage.
āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻļāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
to enforce a legal or contractual terms or conditions on someone
Ditransitive: to bind sb to do sth | to bind sb to a condition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The terms and conditions of the loan agreement bind the borrower to repay the borrowed amount with interest.
āĻāĻŖ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻļāϰā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻāĻŖāĻā§āϰāĻšā§āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻĻ āϏāĻš āϧāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĢā§āϰāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋāύā§āϝ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽāϞāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause difficulty or infrequency in passing stools
Transitive: to bind sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When traveling, changes in diet and routine can sometimes bind people, causing discomfort.
āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āĻā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋāύā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āĻ
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to form a bond between atoms or molecules through the sharing or transfer of electrons
Transitive: to bind to an atom or a molecule
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Ionic bonds form when sodium atoms bind to chlorine atoms, resulting in the formation of table salt.
āĻāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āϞā§āϰāĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ āĻāϰā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž
to assemble the pages of a book and enclose them within a cover
Transitive: to bind pages of a book or publication
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bookbinder carefully bound the thesis with a leather cover, adding a professional touch.
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a restriction, obstacle, or constraint that limits action or movement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The contract put them in a legal bind.



























