bind

¹bind

verb \ˈbīnd\

bound \ˈbau̇nd\ bind·ing

Definition of BIND

transitive verb

1

: to wrap up (an injury) with a cloth : bandage <binding up the gash with clean gauze>

2

: to take up and hold usually by chemical forces : combine with <cellulose binds water>

3

: to make costive : constipate

intransitive verb

1

a : to form a cohesive mass b : to combine or be taken up especially by chemical action <antibody binds to a specific antigen>

2

: to hamper free movement