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Bind

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo tie; to confine by any ligature.
2.VerbTo cohere or stick together in a mass.
"We’ll throw it in just to make the cheese more binding."
3.VerbTo be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
"I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while."
4.VerbTo exert a binding or restraining influence.
"These are the ties that bind."
5.VerbTo tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
"To bind grain in bundles.; To bind a prisoner."
6.VerbTo confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
"Gravity binds the planets to the sun.; Frost binds the earth."
7.VerbTo couple.
8.VerbTo oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
"to bind the conscience."
9.VerbTo put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
10.VerbTo place under legal obligation to serve.
"To bind an apprenticeship.; To bound out to service."
11.VerbTo protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
12.VerbTo make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
"To bind a belt about one.; To bind a compress upon a wound."
13.VerbTo cover, as with a bandage.
"To bind up a wound."
14.VerbTo prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
"Certain drugs bind the bowels."
15.VerbTo put together in a cover, as of books.
"The three novels were bound together."
16.VerbTo make two or more elements stick together.
17.VerbTo associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
18.VerbTo process one or more object modules into an executable program.
19.VerbTo complain; to whine about something.
20.VerbTo wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
"I haven't binded since I got my top surgery.; I hear binder tech has improved since I last bound."
21.NounThat which binds or ties.
22.NounA troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
23.NounAny twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
24.NounA ligature or tie for grouping notes.
25.NounA strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
"the Maróczy Bind"
26.NounThe indurated clay of coal mines, or other overlying substances such as sandstone or shale.
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