1. (noun)bind something that hinders as if with bonds
2. (verb)adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to stick to firmly
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
3. (verb)bind, tie, attach, bond create social or emotional ties
"The grandparents want to bond with the child"
4. (verb)bind make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
5. (verb)bind, bandage wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
6. (verb)tie down, tie up, bind, truss secure with or as if with ropes
"tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
7. (verb)oblige, bind, hold, obligate bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
"He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
8. (verb)bind provide with a binding
"bind the books in leather"
9. (verb)tie, bind fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord "They tied their victim to the chair"
10. (verb)bind form a chemicalbond with
"The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
11. (verb)constipate, bind cause to be constipated
"These foods tend to constipate you"