📖 Определения и значения для слова bind
📒 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).
📒 to tie a long thin piece of cloth around something
- She bound up his wounds.
📒 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.
📒 to force somebody to do something by making them promise to do it or by making it their duty to do it
- 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.
📒 to stick together or to make things stick together in a solid mass
- bind (together) Add an egg yolk to make the mixture bind.
- bind something (together) Add an egg yolk to bind the mixture together.
📒 to fasten the pages of a book together and put them inside a cover
- two volumes bound in leather
📒 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.
📒 to tie somebody’s hands and feet together so that they cannot move or escape
📒 to prevent somebody from doing what they want by creating rules, limits, etc.