bind
🇺🇸
/baɪnd/
🇬🇧
/baɪnd/
verb
C1
to tie someone or something tightly with rope or string
They used rope to bind his hands together.
R
to wrap cloth around something
She used a clean cloth to bind up his wounds.
C1
to unite people or groups closely together
Shared experiences can bind people together in strong friendships.
R
to force someone to do something by promise or duty
The contract will bind him to complete the work on time.
R
to stick things together into one mass
Add flour to bind the ingredients together into a dough.
R
to fasten pages into a book cover
The library will bind these old papers into a proper book.
R
to sew decorative or strengthening edges
The tailor will bind the edges of the blanket with silk ribbon.
noun
R
a difficult situation that is hard to escape
He found himself in a bind when both jobs required him at the same time.
translation
to tie someone or something tightly with rope or string; to wrap cloth around something; to unite people or groups closely together; to force someone to do something by promise or duty; to stick things together into one mass; to fasten pages into a book cover; to sew decorative or strengthening edges
a difficult situation that is hard to escape
Word Forms
Past
bound
Perfect
bound
3rd Present
binds
Progressive
binding
Plural
binds